• Synonyms Grey-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 bird Chaetura novaeguineae

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Where to see Papuan Spinetail

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion New Guinea

Papuan Spinetail subspecies (2)

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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
DanishPapua Tornhalesejler, Papuatornhalesejler
DutchNieuwguinese Gierzwaluw, Nieuw-Guinese Gierzwaluw
EsperantoPapua pinglovostulo
Estonianpaapua kammsaba
Finnishpapuankiitäjä
FrenchMartinet papou
GermanPapuasegler, Papua Segler
Hungarianpápua sarlósfecske
IndonesianKapinis-jarum papua, Kapinisjarum Papua
ItalianRondone codaspinosa della Nuova Guinea, Rondone codaspinosa papua
Japaneseパプアハリオアマツバメ
Lithuanianpapuasinė mearnsija
Norwegianpapuaseiler
Norwegian NynorskPapuaseglar
Polishkrótkosternik nowogwinejski
Portugueserabo-espinhoso-papua, andorinhão-espinhoso-da-papua
RussianПапуасский иглохвост, Стриж иглохвостый папуасский, Папуанский иглохвост, Папуанский колючехвост
SerbianPapuanska iglorepa čiopa
Slovaksrp papuánsky
SpanishVencejo Papú, Vencejo papúa, Rabitojo de Nueva Guinea
SwedishPapuansk taggstjärtseglare, papuataggstjärtseglare, papuaseglare
TurkishPapua iğnekuyruğu, Papua İğnekuyruğu
Ukrainianголкохвіст новогвінейський