Black Spinetail

Telacanthura melanopygia

The Black Spinetail (Telacanthura melanopygia) is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Apodidae (Swifts) and order Apodiformes (Hummingbirds).

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Chordata
    - Class: Aves
      - Order: Apodiformes
        Family: Apodidae
        Genus: Telacanthura
        Species: Telacanthura melanopygia

Species in the Genus of Telacanthura

Black Spinetail

Telacanthura melanopygia

Mottled Spinetail

Telacanthura ussheri

External Links

Black Spinetail – Wikipedia

Black Spinetail – Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Black Spinetail – Audubon.org