''Telacanthura'' is a genus of
swift
Swift or SWIFT most commonly refers to:
* SWIFT, an international organization facilitating transactions between banks
** SWIFT code
* Swift (programming language)
* Swift (bird), a family of birds
It may also refer to:
Organizations
* SWIFT, ...
in the family
Apodidae
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the order Apodiformes with hummingbirds. The treeswifts are closely r ...
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/ref> It contains the following species:
* 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, Liberi ...
(''Telacanthura melanopygia'')
* Mottled spinetail
The mottled spinetail (''Telacanthura ussheri'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, E ...
(''Telacanthura ussheri'')
References
Bird genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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