Papuan scrub robin

Updated on Jan 23, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Petroicidae		Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Genus Drymodes
Similar Norfolk robin, Black‑chinned robin, White‑eyed robin, Banded yellow robin, Torrent flyrobin

The Papuan scrub robin or New Guinea scrub robin (Drymodes beccarii) is a species of bird in the family Petroicidae. It was found to be genetically distinct from the northern scrub robin, with which it was considered conspecific.

It is found in New Guinea and the Aru Islands. There are three subspecies.

D. b. beccarii (Salvadori, 1876) – Arfak and Wandammen Mountains, western New Guinea

D. b. brevirostris (De Vis, 1897) – southern and south-eastern New Guinea with the Aru Islands

D. b. nigriceps Rand, 1940 – northern New Guinea eastwards to Telefomin with the Torricelli and Adelbert Mountains

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Papuan scrub robin Wikipedia

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