Sabine's spinetail

Sabine's spinetail (/ˈseɪbɪn/ 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.^[2]

Sabine's spinetail
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Strisores
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae
Genus:	Rhaphidura
Species:	R. sabini
Binomial name
Rhaphidura sabini (Gray, JE, 1829)

Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate General Sir Edward Sabine.

Diet

The Sabine's spinetail is a frugivore.^[2]