The Papuan spine-tailed swift, also known as the Papuan needletail, New Guinea spine-tailed swift or Papua spinetail, is a small, stocky swift with a short, rounded tail and very fast flight. Head and upperparts glossy blue-black, white or whitish belly and undertail coverts, dark underwing with pale central stripe. The small spines at the end of the tail are not visible in flight. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(d'Albertis, LM; Salvadori, AT 1879)
Reference:
Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova
14 p.55
Protonym:
Chaetura novaeguineae
Type locality:
Fly River, New Guinea.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9186327
Avibase ID:
BC8996E20DC6AA2A
Avibase ID:
avibase-BC8996E2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BC8996E2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554976
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Martinet papou ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Martinet papou ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: New Guinea Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Papuan Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Papuan Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: New Guinea Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Papuan Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Papuan Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Papuan Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Papuan Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Papuan Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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eBird version 1.55: Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Papuan Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2023: Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: New Guinea Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): New Guinea Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Papuan Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Papuan Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Papuan Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Papuan Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Papuan Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Papuan Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Papuan Spinetailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Papuan Spinetail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Mearnsia novaeguineae [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Mearnsia novaeguineae [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Mearnsia novaeguineae [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Papuan Needletail ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ( Mearnsia novaeguineae) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mearnsia novaeguineae [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mearnsia novaeguineae [version 1] |
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Species status: full species
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