Swifts

Cassin's Spinetail

Neafrapus cassini

The Cassin's Spinetail (Neafrapus cassini) is a 40 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Swifts

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

40 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

13

Recorded in Ghana, Uganda, Gabon, Côte d'Ivoire, Eq. Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Rep., Guinea, Liberia, Angola.

Where to see it: Grand Hotel Djibloho (Equatorial Guinea); Dzanga-Sangha NP · Dzanga Bai (Central African Republic); PN de la Lopé (general area) (Gabon); Lac Tele Community Reserve (Republic of the Congo); Sangha lodge (2,9860,16,2323) (Central African Republic).

Photo: (c) Matt Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist