Wednesday, June 13, 2012

>Zoonavena sylvatica (White-rumped Spinetail)

White-rumped Spinetail

 




White-rumped Spinetail
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Apodidae
Genus:Zoonavena
Species:Z. sylvatica
Binomial name
Zoonavena sylvatica
(Tickell, 1846)
The White-rumped Spinetail or White-rumped Needletail (Zoonavena sylvatica) is a species of swift found in the forests of the Western Ghats. It is often seen over waterbodies in the middle of forest. It can resemble a House Swift but has a white vent.

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