Silver-rumped Spinetail
Rhaphidura leucopygialis
Photo © Tero Linjama
Photo © Tero Linjama — CC0 1.0 — Source: iNaturalist #65222639ABOUT
The silver-rumped spinetail or silver-rumped needletail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis, sometimes spelled Raphidura leucopygialis) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Research on the silver- Rumped spine tail has utilized facultative heterothermy, or even torpor, as a physiological mechanism to reduce its metabolic rate and conserve energy in its tropical environment.
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Bako National Park
Kuching·Malaysia
+210 birds+17 mammals
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Gunung Mulu National Park
Long Seridan·Malaysia
+280 birds+39 mammals
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Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park
Ao Nang·Thailand
+253 birds+9 mammals
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Kaeng Krachan National Park
Thailand
+447 birds+43 mammals
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Kerinci Seblat National Park
Kerinci·Indonesia
+228 birds+16 mammals
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Taman Negara Bukit Lambir National Park
Miri·Malaysia
+153 birds+7 mammals
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Taman Negara National Park
Kampong Samas·Malaysia
+393 birds+48 mammals
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Way Kambas National Park
Lampung Timur·Indonesia
+237 birds+20 mammals
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