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Papuan Spine-tailed Swift

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Taxon taxon Q1273301
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Summary

Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift belongs to the parent taxon Mearnsia[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is Mearnsia novaeguineae[7].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift's original combination is recorded as Chaetura novaeguineae[8].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. novaeguineae'}[9].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'llostfain Papwa'}[10].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Papuan Spine-tailed Swift'}[11].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Papuasegler'}[12].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Vencejo papúa'}[13].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'falciot cuaespinós de Nova Guinea'}[14].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'rorýs papuánský'}[15].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'paapua kammsaba'}[16].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Papuaseiler'}[17].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Papuan Needletail'}[18].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Папуанский иглохвост'}[19].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'パプアハリオアマツバメ'}[20].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Papuatornhalesejler'}[21].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'papuankiitäjä'}[22].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'pápua sarlósfecske'}[23].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'krótkosternik nowogwinejski'}[24].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'srp papuánsky'}[25].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'papuataggstjärtseglare'}[26].
  • Papuan Spine-tailed Swift is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Nieuw-Guinese Gierzwaluw'}[27].

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Classification

Papuan Spine-tailed Swift's scientific name is Mearnsia novaeguineae[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Mearnsia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'llostfain Papwa'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Papuasegler'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Vencejo papúa'}[13], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'falciot cuaespinós de Nova Guinea'}[14], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'rorýs papuánský'}[15].

Identifiers

Papuan Spine-tailed Swift's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 6860[28]. Papuan Spine-tailed Swift's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5228602[29]. Papuan Spine-tailed Swift's ITIS TSN is recorded as 554976[30].

Why It Matters

Papuan Spine-tailed Swift ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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