Cassin's spinetail

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Cassin's spinetail
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Neafrapus
Species:
N. cassini
Binomial name
Neafrapus cassini
(Sclater, 1863)

Cassin's spinetail (Neafrapus cassini) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found throughout the African tropical rainforest (including Bioko).

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Neafrapus cassini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22686668A111832126. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22686668A111832126.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.