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 LC    Madagascar Spinetail* Id (Atlas):
    Zoonavena grandidieri

Description (10)
Image of Madagascar Spinetail
 

Other Names (World)
Madagascar Spinetail, Malagasy Spinetail, Madagascar Spine-tailed Swift, Malagasy Needletail, Madagascan Spinetail

Family
Apodidae (Swifts)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Verreaux, 1867)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist and dry forest, arable land. From sea-level - 1,750 m.

Range (Guide)
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
Previously placed in Chaetura.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • grandidieri (Verreaux, 1867)   -  Madagascar.
  • mariae (Benson, 1960)   -  Grand Comoro (Ngazidja) in Comoro Is.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Madagascar Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri) - 10 files


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