White-rumped spinetail

White-rumped spinetail
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Strisores
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae
Genus:	Zoonavena
Species:	Z. sylvatica
Binomial name
Zoonavena sylvatica (Tickell, 1846)

The white-rumped spinetail or white-rumped needletail (Zoonavena sylvatica) is a species of swift found in the forests of Bangladesh, India (the Western Ghats) and Nepal. It is often seen over waterbodies in the middle of forest. It can resemble a house swift but has a white vent.

Diet

The white-rumped spinetail is insectivorous. ^[2]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Zoonavena sylvatica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22686649A93119834. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686649A93119834.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Upadhyaya, Laxmi Prasad; Pandey, Naresh; Khanal, Laxman (2022-03-01). "Tribhuvan University area serves as a greenspace for birds in the Kathmandu Valley, Central Nepal". Journal of Animal Diversity. 4 (1): 27–40. doi: 10.52547/jad.2022.4.1.4 . ISSN   2676-685X.