Also known as: Needle-tailed Swift, Spine-tailed Swift
21 cm ( 8") Aleutians. visits from Asia.
Mostly dark with a white throat and undertail coverts. Pale patch on lower back. Square tail with needlelike projections at end.
Images
![December 29, 2012 in Armstrong Creek, Queensland, AU](https://res-2.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--KYyyiKF9--/q_auto/f_auto/t_square_crop_160/2287-white-throated-needletail.jpg?_a=BAAAV6E0)
Credit: Tom Tarrant
![White-Throated Needletail](https://res-2.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--MwTUOWFi--/q_auto/f_auto/t_square_crop_160/2288-white-throated-needletail.jpg?_a=BAAAV6E0)
Credit: Ron Knight