Silver-rumped Spinetail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis)

Other Names (World)
Silver-rumped Spinetail, Silver-rumped Needletail

Family
Apodidae (Swifts)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1849)

Habitat
Primary and secondary forest, plantations, often near water.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore (E), Thailand.

Southern Myanmar to Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Bangka I, Borneo and Java.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually in flocks.

Food
Insects.

Voice
A high-pitched chattering, uttered in flight.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Silver-rumped Spinetail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis) [XC290534]
by id from River trail. Taman Negara, Pahang, Malaysia (flight call)

Silver-rumped Spinetail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis) [XC216942]
by Peter Boesman from Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (flight call)

Subspecies
Genus formerly merged into Chaetura.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Silver-rumped Spinetail (Rhaphidura leucopygialis) - 10 files

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