Papuan Spinetail
Mearnsia novaeguineae(d'Albertis, LM; Salvadori, AT, 1879)
English (US) Papuan Spinetail
The Papuan Spinetail (Mearnsia novaeguineae) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Apodidae (Swifts) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Mearnsia novaeguineae
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Papuan Spinetail
- Described by
- (d'Albertis, LM; Salvadori, AT, 1879)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Mearnsia novaeguineae buergersi
- Mearnsia novaeguineae novaeguineae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Chaetura novaeguineae
- Described by
- (d'Albertis, LM; Salvadori, AT, 1879)
- Type locality
- Fly River, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 14 p.55
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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