Sabine's_spinetail

Sabine's spinetail

Sabine's spinetail

Species of bird

Sabine's spinetail (/ˈseɪbɪn/ SAY-bin; Rhaphidura sabini, sometimes spelled Raphidura sabini) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in forests[2] of 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.

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Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate General Sir Edward Sabine.

Diet

The Sabine's spinetail is a frugivore.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    BirdLife International (2016). "Rhaphidura sabini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686664A93120762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686664A93120762.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Bates, John. The Genetic Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Amazonian Forest Birds (Thesis). Louisiana State University Libraries.


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