Rusty Mouse-Warbler - BirdForum Opus

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Crateroscelis murina

Distribution

Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Clements recognises 5 subspecies^[1]

• C. m. murina:

• New Guinea (lowlands throughout, except for the Trans-Fly region); also Salawati and Yapen islands

• C. m. monacha:

• Lowland forests of Aru Islands (New Guinea)

• C. m. pallida:

• Trans-Fly lowlands of south-east New Guinea

• C. m. capitalis:

• Lowland forests of Waigeo and Batanta islands (New Guinea)

• C. m. fumosa:

• Lowland forests of Misool Island (New Guinea)

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

Behaviour

Flight

Members of the Acanthizidae family have a characteristic undulating flight path.

References

1. 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/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rusty Mouse-Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rusty_Mouse-Warbler

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