Hirundapus celebensis

Distributed in the Pacific Islands (including China's Taiwan Province, Dongsha Islands, Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands, Nansha Islands, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia's Sumatra, Java Island and Papua New Guinea.), Wallace Zone (refers to the area east of the traditional Wallace Line (from the east side of Mindanao Island through the Makassar Strait to between Bali and Lombok Island) and west of Papua New Guinea, including Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, Nusa Tenggara Islands, Southwest Islands, Moluccas (Maluku Islands), East Timor and other islands.)

The Purple Needletail (Hirundapus celebensis) is a species of bird in the genus Hirundapus of the family Apodidae. It has a completely black throat and conspicuous white eyes. The Conservation Division of Kenting Reclamation and Management Office in Pingtung County, Taiwan, said that the Taiwan Raptor Research Association, which was entrusted with the investigation of migrating raptors, photographed a swift on September 6, 2014 that could not be immediately identified. After uploading the photo to the Internet for reference by bird lovers and experts, it was confirmed to be a rare visitor from the Philippines - the Purple Needletail Swift (Hirundapus celebensis). Since it has not been found in other places before, it is judged to be a new record species in Taiwan. It is amazing: the sky of Kenting in autumn is really full of surprises at any time.