The black 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, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Chapin, JP 1915)
Reference:
Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.
34 p.509
Protonym:
Chaetura melanopygia
Type locality:
Avakubi, Ituri District, Belgian Congo.
Link:
https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/1893
Avibase ID:
4B79BD9AA4D5BF9D
Avibase ID:
avibase-4B79BD9A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4B79BD9A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554981
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Avilist 2025: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Martinet de Chapin ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Martinet de Chapin ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 1st edition: Chapin's Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements, version 2021: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements, version 2022: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements, version 2023: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements, version 2024: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 3rd edition: Chapin's Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 4th edition: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 6th edition: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements, version 2015: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements, version 2016: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements, version 2017: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements, version 2018: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Clements, version 2019: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
eBird version 1.50: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
eBird version 1.52: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
eBird version 1.53: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
eBird version 1.54: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
eBird version 1.55: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
eBird version 2015: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
eBird version 2016: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
eBird version 2017: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
eBird version 2018: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
eBird version 2019: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
eBird version 2021: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
eBird version 2022: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
eBird version 2023: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
eBird version 2024: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Ituri Mottle-throated Spinetailed Swift ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Ituri Mottle-throated Spinetailed Swift ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black Spinetailed Swift ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black Spinetailed Swift ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black Spinetailed Swift ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black Spinetailed Swift ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black Spinetailed Swift ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black Spinetailed Swift ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black Spinetailed Swift ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black Spinetailed Swift ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black Spinetailed Swift ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black Spinetailed Swift ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black Spinetailed Swift ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black Spinetail ( Telecanthura melanopygia) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Chapin's Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Chaetura melanopygia |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Chaetura melanopygia |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Chaetura melanopygia |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black Spinetail ( Telacanthura melanopygia) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Telacanthura melanopygia |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Telacanthura melanopygia |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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