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Sabine's Spinetail

Rhaphidura sabini (Gray, JE 1829)

Sabine's spinetail 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, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Rhaphidura
Scientific:
  Rhaphidura sabini


Original description

Citation:
  (Gray, JE 1829)

Reference:
   Anim. Kingd. arr. Cuvier [Griffith] 7 p.70

Imprint year:
  1829

Protonym:
  Chaetura Sabini

Type locality:
  Africa, = Sierra Leone.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33114541


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1E12D857F5AED7C5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1E12D857

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1E12D857


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554983

Geographic range:

  • Rhaphidura sabini: rainforest of southern Guinea to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, and western Kenya
English:
Sabine's Spinetail
Catalan:
Falciot cuaespinós de Sabine
Czech:
rorýs Sabinův
Danish:
Hvidhalet Flagermussejler
German:
Sumpfsegler
Spanish:
Vencejo de Sabine
Spanish (Spain):
Vencejo de Sabine
Finnish:
afrikantöpökiitäjä
French:
Martinet de Sabine
Croatian:
crno-bijela čiopa
Hungarian:
mocsári sarlósfecske
Italian:
Rondone codaspinosa di Sabine
Japanese (romaji):
kobitoharioamatsubame
Japanese:
コビトハリオアマツバメ
Lithuanian:
Balinė rafidura
Dutch:
Moerasgierzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitbukseglar
Norwegian:
Hvitbukseiler
Polish:
kolcosternik białobrzuchy
Portuguese:
rabo-espinhoso-de-sabine
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-de-sabine
Russian:
Болотный колючехвост
Slovak:
srp bielobruchý
Swedish:
Sabines taggstjärtseglare
Ukrainian:
Голкохвіст білочеревий
Chinese:
萨氏针尾雨燕
Chinese (Traditional):
白尾刺尾雨燕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Martinet de Sabine ( Rhaphidura sabini)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Martinet de Sabine ( Rhaphidura sabini)
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Chaetura sabini
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Chaetura sabini
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Chaetura sabini
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Sabine's Spinetail ( Rhaphidura sabini)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Rhaphidura sabini
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Rhaphidura sabini

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Falciot cuaespinós de Sabine
Czech: Rorýs bahenní, rorýs Sabinův
Danish: Hvidhalet Flagermussejler
German: Graubrustsegler, Sumpfsegler, Sumpf-Segler
English: Gabon Sabine's Spinetail, Sabine's Needletail, Sabine's Spinetail, Sabine's Spinetail Swift, Sabine's Spinetailed Swift, Sabine's Spine-tailed Swift
English, HBW: Sabine's Spinetail
English (IOC): Sabine's Spinetail
English (Kenya): Sabine's Spinetail
English (United States): Sabine's Spinetail
Esperanto: Sabina pinglovostulo
Spanish: Gaviota de Sabine, Rabitojo de Sabine, Vencejo de Sabine
Spanish (Chile): Gaviota de Sabine
Spanish (Spain): Vencejo de Sabine
Spanish (HBW): Sabine's Spinetail
Estonian: pugal-kammsaba
Finnish: Afrikantöpökiitäjä
French: Martinet de Sabine, Martinet épineux de Sabine
Croatian: crno-bijela čiopa
Hungarian: mocsári sarlósfecske
Italian: Rondone codaspinosa di Sabine
Japanese (romaji): kobitoharioamatsubame
Japanese: コビトハリオアマツバメ
Scientific: Acanthylis hartlaubi, Chaetura sabini, Chaetura sabini ogowensis, Raphidura sabini, Rhaphidura sabini, Rhaphidura sabini ogowensis, Rhaphidura sabini sabini
Lithuanian: Balinė rafidura
Dutch: Moerasgierzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitbukseglar
Norwegian: Hvitbukseiler
Polish: kolcosternik bialobrzuchy, kolcosternik białobrzuchy
Portuguese: Rabo espinhoso de sabine, Rabo-espinhoso-de-sabine
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-de-sabine
Russian: Болотный иглохвост, Болотный колючехвост, Стриж иглохвостый сабинов
Slovak: srp bielobruchý
Swedish: Sabines taggstjärtseglare
Turkish: Sabine iğnekuyruğu, Sabine İğnekuyruğu
Ukrainian: Голкохвіст білочеревий
Chinese: 萨氏针尾雨燕
Chinese (Traditional): 白尾刺尾雨燕

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