Swifts
Papuan Spinetail
Mearnsia novaeguineae
The Papuan Spinetail (Mearnsia novaeguineae) is a 33 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.
- Family
- Swifts
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Weight
- 33 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Resident
- Countries recorded
- 3
Recorded in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Australia.
Where to see it: Kwatu Lodge (Wai Kelo River) (Papua New Guinea); Ambua Lodge (Papua New Guinea); Pacific Adventist University (Papua New Guinea); Varirata National Park (Papua New Guinea).