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Telacanthura
Sign in to saveTelacanthura is a genus containing two species of swift in the family Apodidae that are found in Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderApodiformes
- FamilyApodidae
Telacanthura — род птиц семейства стрижиных. Ранее включался в род иглохвостов (Chaetura). Виды рода населяют Африку южнее Сахары. Род включает 2 вида: Telacanthura melanopygia — итурийский иглохвост Telacanthura ussheri — пятнистогорлый иглохвост
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Telacanthura is a genus containing two species of swift in the family Apodidae that are found in Africa.
==Taxonomy== The genus Telacanthura was introduced in 1918 by the Australian-born ornithologist Gregory Mathews with the type species as Chaetura ussheri Sharpe, 1870, the mottled spinetail. The genus name is from Ancient Greek τελος/telos meaning "accomplished" or "end" with ακανθα/akantha meaning "thorn".
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