Telacanthura
| Telacanthura | |
|---|---|
| Mottled spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Aves | 
| Clade: | Strisores | 
| Order: | Apodiformes | 
| Family: | Apodidae | 
| Tribe: | Chaeturini | 
| Genus: | Telacanthura Mathews, 1918 | 
| Type species | |
| Chaetura ussheri Sharpe, 1870 | |
Telacanthura is a genus of swift in the family Apodidae. It contains the following species:
- Black spinetail (Telacanthura melanopygia)
- Mottled spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri)