Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Apodiformes Peters, 1940 - swifts
         Family Apodidae Hartert, 1897 - swifts
           Subfamily Apodinae Hartert, 1897 - true swifts
             Genus Telacanthura Mathews, 1918
               Telacanthura ussheri (Sharpe, 1870) - mottled spinetail
                 1 Telacanthura ussheri ussheri (Sharpe, 1870)
                 2 Telacanthura ussheri sharpei (Neumann, 1908)
                 3 Telacanthura ussheri stictilaema (Reichenow, 1879)
                 4 Telacanthura ussheri benguellensis (Neumann, 1908)