Philippine spinetail
| Philippine spine-tailed swift | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Mearnsia |
| Species: | M. picina
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| Binomial name | |
| Mearnsia picina (Tweeddale, 1879)
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The Philippine spine-tailed swift (Mearnsia picina), also known as the Philippine needletail, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Mearnsia picina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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