Swifts

White-rumped Spinetail

Zoonavena sylvatica

The White-rumped Spinetail (Zoonavena sylvatica) is a 16 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Swifts

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

16 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in India, Nepal.

Where to see it: Chitwan National Park - General (Nepal); Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve - General (Nepal); Kanha NP · Mukki Zone (India); Kerala Agricultural University · General Area (India); Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) (India).

Photo: (c) Afsar Nayakkan, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist