Species profile—Mearnsia novaeguineae (Papuan spine-tailed swift)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Apodidae (swifts and swiftlets) → Mearnsia novaeguineae (Papuan spine-tailed swift)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Apodidae (swifts and swiftlets)
- Scientific name
- Mearnsia novaeguineae (D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879)
- Common name
- Papuan spine-tailed swift
- WildNet taxon ID
- 32024
- Alternate name(s)
- Papuan spinetailed swift
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Terrestrial
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=32024.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
