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Species profile—Mearnsia novaeguineae (Papuan spine-tailed swift)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Apodidae (swifts and swiftlets) → Mearnsia novaeguineae (Papuan spine-tailed swift)

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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

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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.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024