Black spinetail

The black spinetail (Telacanthura melanopygia) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.

Black spinetail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Telacanthura
Species:
T. melanopygia
Binomial name
Telacanthura melanopygia
(Chapin, 1915)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Telacanthura melanopygia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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