| Telacanthura | |
|---|---|
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| Mottled spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Tribe: | Chaeturini |
| Genus: | Telacanthura Mathews, 1918 |
| Type species | |
| Chaetura ussheri Sharpe, 1870 | |
Telacanthura is a genus containing two species of swift in the family Apodidae that are found in Africa.
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. [1] [2] The genus name is from Ancient Greek τελος/telos meaning "accomplished" or "end" with ακανθα/akantha meaning "thorn". [3]
The genus contains two species: [4]
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