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Black spinetail

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Apodiformes

Genus
  
Telacanthura

Higher classification
  
Telacanthura

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Apodidae

Scientific name
  
Telacanthura melanopygia

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Telacanthura, São Tomé spinetail, Schouteden's swift, Cassin's spinetail, Madagascan 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.

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Black spinetail Wikipedia