Mearnsia

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Apodiformes
Familia: Apodidae
Subfamilia: Apodinae
Tribus: Chaeturini
Genus: Mearnsia
Species: M. novaeguineae - M. picina

Name

Mearnsia Ridgway, 1911

Reference

Bulletin of the United States National Museum. no.50 pt5 p.686

Mearnsia is a genus of swift in the Apodidae family. It contains the following species:

* Philippine Needletail (Mearnsia picina)
* Papuan Needletail (Mearnsia novaeguineae); alternatively Papuan Spine-tailed Swift, New Guinea Spine-tailed Swift or Papua Spinetail.