| Philippine spinetail | |
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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 spinetail (Mearnsia picina), also known as the Philippine needletail or Philippine spine-tailed swift, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found in the islands of Mindanao and Visayas. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Mearnsia picina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22686630A110741857. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22686630A110741857.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.