| Black spinetail | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Telacanthura |
| Species: | T. melanopygia |
| Binomial name | |
| Telacanthura melanopygia (Chapin, 1915) | |
The black spinetail (Telacanthura melanopygia) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest.
