Papuan scrub robin
| Papuan scrub robin | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Drymodes |
| Species: | D. beccarii |
| Binomial name | |
| Drymodes beccarii Salvadori, 1876 | |
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.[1]
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
References
- ↑ 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.
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