Papuan Spinetailed Swift Mearnsia novaeguineae Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (2)
Philip Chantler and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 10, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 10, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | rorýs papuánský |
| Dutch | Nieuw-Guinese Gierzwaluw |
| English | Papuan Spinetailed Swift |
| English (United States) | Papuan Spinetailed Swift |
| French | Martinet papou |
| French (French Guiana) | Martinet papou |
| German | Papuasegler |
| Indonesian | Kapinis-jarum papua |
| Japanese | パプアハリオアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | papuaseiler |
| Polish | krótkosternik nowogwinejski |
| Russian | Папуанский колючехвост |
| Serbian | Papuanska iglorepa čiopa |
| Slovak | srp papuánsky |
| Spanish | Vencejo Papú |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo papú |
| Swedish | papuataggstjärtseglare |
| Turkish | Papua İğnekuyruğu |
| Ukrainian | Голкохвіст новогвінейський |
Mearnsia novaeguineae (D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879)
PROTONYM:
Chaetura novaeguineae
D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879. Annali d.Museo Civico di Storia Naturale d.Genova 14, p.55.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Fly River, New Guinea.
Definitions
- MEARNSIA
- novaeguinae / novaeguineae / novaeguineensis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Papuan Spinetailed Swift