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White-rumped Spinetail (Zoonavena sylvatica)

White-rumped Spinetail
Photo: Kannan AS via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 — free for commercial reuse.

About the White-rumped Spinetail

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. The white-rumped spinetail is insectivorous.

Source: White-rumped 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 India in the xeno-canto catalogue.