Spinetail can refer to
birds of several
genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
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* Family
Apodidae (swifts):
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Mearnsia''
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Zoonavena
''Zoonavena'' is a genus of swift in the family Apodidae
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the ord ...
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Telacanthura
''Telacanthura'' is a genus of swift in the family Apodidae. It contains the following species:
* Black spinetail (''Telacanthura melanopygia'')
* Mottled spinetail
The mottled spinetail (''Telacanthura ussheri'') is a species of swift in the ...
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Rhaphidura
''Rhaphidura'' is a genus of swift in the family Apodidae
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the ord ...
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Neafrapus
''Neafrapus'' is a genus of swift in the family Apodidae
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the order ...
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* Family
Furnariidae (ovenbirds):
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Schoeniophylax''
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Synallaxis
''Synallaxis'' is a genus of birds in the ovenbird family, Furnariidae. It is one of the most diverse genera in the family and is composed of small birds that inhabit dense undergrowth across tropical and subtropical habitats in the Neotropical ...
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Siptornopsis''
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Gyalophylax''
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Hellmayrea''
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Cranioleuca''
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Certhiaxis''
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