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Purple Needletail Hirundapus celebensis

Philip Chantler and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published July 10, 2014

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Distribution of the Purple Needletail - Range Map
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Distribution of the Purple Needletail

Recommended Citation

Chantler, P. and P. F. D. Boesman (2014). Purple Needletail (Hirundapus celebensis). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/historic/hbw/purnee1/1.0/introduction
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