Mearnsia
Mearnsia is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae.
| Mearnsia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Tribe: | Chaeturini |
| Genus: | Mearnsia Ridgway, 1911 |
| Type species | |
| Chaetura picina[1] Tweeddale, 1879 | |
It contains the following species:[2]
- Philippine spinetail (Mearnsia picina)
- Papuan spinetail (Mearnsia novaeguineae)
References
- "Apodidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Owlet-nightjars, treeswifts & swifts". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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