Mearnsia

For the plant genus see Metrosideros

Mearnsia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Strisores
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae
Tribe:	Chaeturini
Genus:	Mearnsia Ridgway, 1911
Type species
Chaetura picina[1] Tweeddale, 1879

Mearnsia is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae.

It contains the following species:^[2]

• Philippine spinetail (Mearnsia picina)
• Papuan spinetail (Mearnsia novaeguineae)

References

1. "Apodidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "Owlet-nightjars, treeswifts & swifts". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 July 2023.