Species profile
Philippine Spinetail
Mearnsia picina
Quick answer
Philippines (Cebu, Leyte, Mindanao, Negros, Biliran, Samar)
- Scientific name
- Mearnsia picina
- Family
- Apodidae
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Genus
- Mearnsia
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
Recording Philippine Spinetail in your journal
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