The black spinetail (Telacanthura melanopygia) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
| Black spinetail | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Telacanthura |
| Species: | T. melanopygia |
| Binomial name | |
| Telacanthura melanopygia (Chapin, 1915) | |
