Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini
(aka Sabine's Spinetailed Swift)
Sabine's Spinetailed Swift, Auntutu Forest, Ghana, May 2011 - click for larger image

Auntutu Forest, Ghana
May 2011

Sabine's Spinetail is distributed in tropical Africa from Guinea to western Kenya. It is found in rainforest areas and can fly quite close to the ground.

Sabine's Spinetailed Swift, Auntutu Forest, Ghana, May 2011 - click for larger image It is often associated with the much larger Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini but, apart from size, note the relatively longer tail and the white rump which is just visible in these photos.
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