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Silver-rumped spinetail

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Silver-rumped spinetail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Rhaphidura
Species:
R. leucopygialis
Binomial name
Rhaphidura leucopygialis
(Blyth, 1849)

The silver-rumped spinetail or silver-rumped needletail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis, sometimes spelled Raphidura leucopygialis) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rhaphidura leucopygialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686661A93120578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686661A93120578.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.