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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Drymodes |
| Species: | D. beccarii
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| Binomial name | |
| Drymodes beccarii Salvadori, 1876
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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 edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Drymodes beccarii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T103737970A118830706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103737970A118830706.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ 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.