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Mottled Spinetail

Telacanthura ussheri

Least ConcernInvertebratesWoodlandCavity nestSmall · 33 g
Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri), photo 1
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Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri), photo 2
Photo: andygpos · CC BY 4.0
Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri), photo 3
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Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri), photo 4
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri), photo 5
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0
Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri), photo 6
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0
Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri), photo 7
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0
Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri), photo 8
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0
Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri), photo 9
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0
Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri), photo 10
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0

About the Mottled Spinetail

The mottled spinetail is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where the Mottled Spinetail lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
Ghana Gambia Tanzania Nigeria South Africa Senegal Kenya Zimbabwe Côte d’Ivoire Mozambique Benin Uganda Equatorial Guinea Cameroon Guinea-Bissau Angola Gabon Togo Guinea Burkina Faso Congo - Kinshasa Malawi Central African Republic Congo - Brazzaville Zambia Liberia

Recorded as a rare visitor in Mali, Niger.

When to see the Mottled Spinetail

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

Easily confused with

Black Spinetail (Telacanthura melanopygia) Black SpinetailTelacanthura melanopygiaThe black spinetail is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.

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