English edit

 
yellow-chinned spinetail (Certhiaxis cinnamomeus)
 
Chotoy spinetail (Schoeniophylax phryganophilus)
 
stripe-crowned spinetail (Cranioleuca pyrrhophia)
 
white-rumped spinetail (Zoonavena sylvatica)
 
hoary-throated spinetail (Synallaxis kollari)

Etymology edit

spine +‎ tail

Noun edit

spinetail (plural spinetails)

  1. Any of several species of swifts of Apodinae, having shafts of the tailfeathers terminate in rigid spines.
  2. Any of several species of South American and Central American clamatorial birds belonging to Synallaxis and allied genera of the family Dendrocolaptidae, allied to the ovenbirds.
  3. (US, dialect) A ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis).

Derived terms edit

in Apodinae
in Synallaxis
formerly in Synallaxis
Other

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