Philippine Spine-tailed Swift

Philippine Spine-tailed Swift
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae
Genus:	Mearnsia
Species:	M. picina
Binomial name
Mearnsia picina (Tweeddale, 1879)

The Philippine Spine-tailed Swift (Mearnsia picina), also known as the Philippine Needletail, is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. 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 2004. Mearnsia picina. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.