Madagascar Spinetail
Zoonavena grandidieri(Verreaux, JP, 1867)
English (US) Madagascar Spinetail
The Madagascar Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Apodidae (Swifts) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Zoonavena grandidieri
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Madagascar Spinetail
- Described by
- (Verreaux, JP, 1867)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Zoonavena grandidieri grandidieri
- Zoonavena grandidieri mariae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Chaetura grandidieri
- Described by
- (Verreaux, JP, 1867)
- Type locality
- Mandrisi, eastern side of Madagascar.
- Original description
- Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, Bulletin 3, fasc.2 p.3 pl.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Black Spinetail
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Mottled Spinetail
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Sao Tome Spinetail
Zoonavena thomensis
White-rumped Spinetail
Zoonavena sylvatica
Grey-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris
Band-rumped Swift
Chaetura spinicaudus
Costa Rican Swift
Chaetura fumosa
Lesser Antillean Swift
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