Papuan Spinetail bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGrey-bellied Spine-tail, New Guinea Spinetail, Papuan Spinetail Swift, New Guinea Spine-tailed Swift, New Guinea Spine-tail, New Guinea Spinetailed Swift, Papuan Spine-tail, Papuan Spinetailed Swift, New Guinea Swift, Gray-bellied Spine-tail, Gray-bellied Needletail, Grey-bellied Spine-tailed Swift, Grey-bellied Needletail, Gray-bellied Spine-tailed Swift, Papuan Needletail, Papuan Spine-tailed Swift
Old latin name for birdChaetura novaeguineae
OrderSwifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes
FamilySwifts / Apodidae
GenusMearnsia
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionNew Guinea

Papuan Spinetail bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Calls, © Iain Woxvold
    Papua New Guinea
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Philippe Verbelen
    Indonesia
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Philippe Verbelen
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Papuan Spinetail

Papuan Spinetail subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Mearnsia novaeguineae buergersin New Guinea-No
Mearnsia novaeguineae novaeguineaes New Guinea-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanfalciot cuaespinós de Nova Guinea
Chinese新几内亚针尾雨燕, 新几内亚雨燕
Chinese (Traditional)新幾內亞刺尾雨燕
Croatianpapuanska čiopa
Czechrorýs papuánský
DanishPapuatornhalesejler
DutchNieuw-Guinese Gierzwaluw, Nieuwguinese Gierzwaluw
EsperantoPapua pinglovostulo
Estonianpaapua kammsaba
Finnishpapuankiitäjä
FrenchMartinet papou
GermanPapua Segler, Papuasegler
Hungarianpápua sarlósfecske
IndonesianKapinisjarum Papua, Kapinis-jarum papua
ItalianRondone codaspinosa papua, Rondone codaspinosa della Nuova Guinea
Japaneseパプアハリオアマツバメ
Lithuanianpapuasinė mearnsija
Norwegianpapuaseiler, Papuaseiler
Norwegian NynorskPapuaseglar
Polishkrótkosternik nowogwinejski
Portugueseandorinhão-espinhoso-da-papua, rabo-espinhoso-papua
RussianПапуанский колючехвост, Папуанский иглохвост, Папуасский иглохвост, Стриж иглохвостый папуасский
SerbianPapuanska iglorepa čiopa
Slovaksrp papuánsky
SpanishVencejo papúa, Vencejo Papú, Rabitojo de Nueva Guinea
SwedishPapuansk taggstjärtseglare, papuaseglare, papuataggstjärtseglare
TurkishPapua İğnekuyruğu, Papua iğnekuyruğu
Ukrainianголкохвіст новогвінейський