Alternative name: Arfak Robin
- Heteromyias albispecularis
Identification
15–18 cm
- Ash-grey head
- White cheeks and throat
- Olive-grey upperparts
Distribution
Indonesia: provinces of Papua and West Papua in New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Grey-headed Robin and Black-capped Robin were formerly treated as subspecies of this species. Furthermore this species has been placed in Poecilodryas[3].
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
- H. a. albispecularis::
- North-western New Guinea (Tamrau and Arfak mountains)
Habitat
Montane forests generally at heights around 1700–2400 m, but locally can be seen up to 2600 m and as low as 850 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, including beetles, ants and centipedes; with the addition of worms.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Ashy Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ashy_Robin
External Links
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