The white-rumped spinetail or white-rumped needletail (Zoonavena sylvatica) is a species of swift found in the forests of Bangladesh, India (the Western Ghats) and Nepal. It is often seen over waterbodies in the middle of forest. It can resemble a house swift but has a white vent.
White-rumped spinetail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Apodidae |
Genus: | Zoonavena |
Species: | Z. sylvatica
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Binomial name | |
Zoonavena sylvatica (Tickell, 1846)
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Diet
editThe white-rumped spinetail is insectivorous.[2]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Zoonavena sylvatica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686649A93119834. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686649A93119834.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Upadhyaya, Laxmi Prasad; Pandey, Naresh; Khanal, Laxman (2022-03-01). "Tribhuvan University area serves as a greenspace for birds in the Kathmandu Valley, Central Nepal". Journal of Animal Diversity. 4 (1): 27–40. doi:10.52547/jad.2022.4.1.4. ISSN 2676-685X.