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The very large swift, with a wingspan of about half a meter (only yielding in size to the white-bellied swift). In my opinion, this is the most beautiful representative of the swift family in our country. It got its interesting name because the stiff shafts of the tail feathers extend 3-5 mm beyond the edge of the tail. Spiny-tailed swift (spiky-tailed swift, thorny tail)
Country
Russian Federation
Region
Sakhalinskaya oblast
Lat
Hirundapus caudacutus
Family
Apodidae
Order
Apodiformes

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Yekaterina Gluhova [Kate Smith]
It's interesting why it's called a spiny-tail?
5 months ago
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Gennadij Kolotin
Екатерина Глухова, The interesting name comes from the fact that the stiff shafts of the tail feathers extend 3-5 mm beyond the tip of the tail.
5 months ago
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Yekaterina Gluhova [Kate Smith]
Gennady, aah, I see, I've taken a closer look)
5 months ago
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