Papuan scrub robin

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 formerly considered conspecific.[2]

Papuan scrub robin
Illustration by John Gould and W. Hart
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Petroicidae
Genus: Drymodes
Species:
D. beccarii
Binomial name
Drymodes beccarii
Salvadori, 1876

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 Mountains and Adelbert Range

References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Drymodes beccarii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T103737970A118830706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103737970A118830706.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. Christidis, L; Irestedt, M; Rowe, D; Boles, W E & Norman, J A (2011). "Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA phylogenies reveal a complex evolutionary history in the Australasian robins (Passeriformes: Petroicidae)" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 61: 726–738. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.08.014. PMID 21867765.


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