Madagascar Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestCavity nestTiny · 11 g

Madagascar Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri), photo 1 — Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0

Madagascar Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri), photo 2 — Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0

Madagascar Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri), photo 3 — Photo: Pollen F.P.L.; van Dam D.C. · CC0

Madagascar Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri), photo 4 — Photo: Pollen F.P.L.; van Dam D.C. · CC0

Madagascar Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri), photo 5 — Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0

Madagascar Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri), photo 6 — Photo: Pollen F.P.L.; van Dam D.C. · CC0

Madagascar Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri), photo 7 — Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0

Madagascar Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri), photo 8 — Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0

Madagascar Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri), photo 9 — Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0

Madagascar Spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri), photo 10 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

About the Madagascar Spinetail

The Madagascar spinetail, Madagascan spinetail or Malagasy spinetail is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, and Mayotte.

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Where the Madagascar Spinetail lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Madagascar Comoros

Recorded as a rare visitor in Mayotte.

When to see the Madagascar Spinetail

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Peak activity in November · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Sao Tome SpinetailZoonavena thomensisThe São Tomé spinetail is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.

White-rumped SpinetailZoonavena sylvaticaThe white-rumped spinetail or white-rumped needletail is a species of swift found in the forests of Bangladesh, India and Nepal.

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