- Pachycephalopsis hattamensis
Identification
15cm (16 in)
Distribution
Asia
Southeast Asia: Indonesia
'Australasia: New Guinea (endemic), Papua New Guinea, Melanesia (endemic)
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- P. h. hattamensis:
- North-western New Guinea (Tamrau and Arfak mountains)
- P. h. ernesti:
- North-western New Guinea (Wandammen Mountains)
- P. h. axillaris:
- New Guinea (Weyland, Nassau and Snow mountains)
- P. h. insularis:
- Mountains of New Guinea
- P. h. lecroyae:
- Mountains of east-central New Guinea
Habitat
Forests, generally at heights around 760–1650 m, though locally higher.
Behaviour
Diet
Mostly a ground feeder in areas of ferns and tall herbiage. Their diet consisting mostly of insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-backed Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-backed_Robin
External Links
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