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 Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Telacanthura
Species:
T. melanopygia
Binomial name
Telacanthura melanopygia
(Chapin, 1915)

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Telacanthura melanopygia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686656A93120360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686656A93120360.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.