Black Spinetail

Telacanthura melanopygia (Chapin, 1915)

Apodidae — Swifts

Black Spinetail, Telacanthura melanopygia, is a swift in the family Apodidae, within the order Apodiformes. It breeds in Africa from Sierra Leone to Cameroon and Gabon, and also in south-western Central African Republic and northern DR Congo. It was described by Chapin in 1915.

Order
Apodiformes
Family
Apodidae — Swifts
Breeding range
Africa: Sierra Leone to Cameroon and Gabon, sw Central African Republic and n DR Congo
Black Spinetail
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