[2] They build their nests in rock crevices in cliffs or hollow trees.

It is a rare vagrant in Western Europe and has been recorded as far west as Norway, Sweden and Great Britain.

[4][5] In June 2022, a bird was recovered on an expedition ship MV Ortelius near Fair Isle approx 70 miles off Duncansby Head, Caithness, Scotland and successfully released.

[6] White-throated needletails are large swifts with a robust, barrel-like body.

The white-throated needletail was first described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801 under the binomial name Hirundo caudacuta.