Swifts (Apodidae)
Papuan Spinetail (Mearnsia novaeguineae) - HBW 5, p. 437
French: Martinet papou
German: Papuasegler
Spanish: Vencejo Papú
Other common names: Papuan/New Guinea Spinetail/Spinetailed Swift/Needletail, Grey-bellied Needletail
Taxonomy: Chaetura novaeguineae D’Albertis and Salvadori, 1879, Fly River, New Guinea.
Previously placed in Chaetura, and earlier in monospecific genus Papuanapus. Proposed race mamberana, known from mouth of Mamberano R, nowadays included in buergersi. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- buergersi (Reichenow, 1917) - N New Guinea.
- novaeguineae (D’Albertis & Salvadori, 1879) - S & SE New Guinea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird hawking insects overhead Locality Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 26 August 2008 4 years ago 28 sec 2.3
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