| Black spinetail | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Telacanthura |
| Species: | T. melanopygia
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| Binomial name | |
| Telacanthura melanopygia (Chapin, 1915)
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The black spinetail (Telacanthura melanopygia) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest.
- ^ 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.