Philippine Spinetail

Mearnsia picina

The Philippine Spinetail (Mearnsia picina) also commonly known as Philippine Spine-tailed Swift, is a species of bird (Aves) in the family Apodidae (Swifts) and order Caprimulgiformes.

Classification

Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
  - Phylum: Chordata
    - Class: Aves
      - Order: Caprimulgiformes
        Family: Apodidae
        Genus: Mearnsia
        Species: Mearnsia picina

Species in the Genus of Mearnsia

Papuan Spinetail

Mearnsia novaeguineae

Philippine Spinetail

Mearnsia picina

External Links

Philippine Spinetail – Wikipedia

Philippine Spinetail – Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Philippine Spinetail – Audubon.org