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Sabine's Spinetail (Rhaphidura sabini)

Sabine's Spinetail
Photo: Tommy Andriollo via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 — free for commercial reuse.

About the Sabine's Spinetail

Sabine's spinetail (SAY-bin; Rhaphidura sabini, sometimes spelled Raphidura sabini) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate General Sir Edward Sabine. The Sabine's spinetail is a frugivore.

Source: Sabine's spinetail on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 1 recording for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.

As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.

Listed as recorded in Uganda in the xeno-canto catalogue.