Wildlifeof Thailand
Silver-rumped Spinetail
Apodidae
Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová (iNaturalist) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Rhaphidura leucopygialis
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects
Habitat
Lowland rainforest, rivers and clearings
Range
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
Size
11–12cm
The silver-rumped spinetail is a small, fast swift with a glossy dark body, contrasting silvery-white rump and stiff projecting tail spines. It inhabits lowland rainforest, rivers and clearings in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Flocks skim rapidly above canopy gaps and waterways for flying insects and use the stiff tail as support when clinging at roost or nest sites (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Silver-rumped Spinetail eat?
- Flying insects
- What habitat does the Silver-rumped Spinetail live in?
- Lowland rainforest, rivers and clearings
- Where is the Silver-rumped Spinetail found?
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
- How big is the Silver-rumped Spinetail?
- 11–12cm