Papuan Spinetail
Mearnsia novaeguineae
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Apodidae
- Genus
- Mearnsia
- eBird Code
- papnee1
Subspecies (2)
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Mearnsia novaeguineae buergersi
northern New Guinea (northwestern lowlands east at least to the Sepik-Ramu basin, perhaps to the Huon Gulf)
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Mearnsia novaeguineae novaeguineae
southern New Guinea; identity of populations on the Bird's Head Peninsula not determined, possibly this subspecies
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.