Northern scrub robin
| Northern scrub robin | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Drymodes |
| Species: | D. superciliaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Drymodes superciliaris Gould, 1850 | |
The northern scrub robin (Drymodes superciliaris) is a species of bird in the Petroicidae family. It is found in northern Australia. It was found to be genetically distinct from the Papuan scrub robin, with which it was considered conspecific.[2]
A putative subspecies, D. s. colcloughi, known as the Roper River scrub robin, was described by Gregory Mathews in 1914 from specimens supposedly collected from the Northern Territory of Australia. However, there have been no further records from the area, the provenance of the specimens has been questioned, and the taxon is controversial.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Drymodes superciliaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Christidis, L, Irestedt, M, Rowe, D, Boles, W E and 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.08.014.
- ↑ Schodde, R.; & Mason, I.J. (1999). The Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 390–391. ISBN 0-643-06456-7.
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