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'''Alternative name: Arfak Robin'''
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;[[Category:Heteromyias]] [[:Category:Heteromyias|Heteromyias]] albispecularis
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==Identification==
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15–18 cm
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*Ash-grey head
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*White cheeks and throat
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*Olive-grey upperparts
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==Distribution==
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[[Indonesia]]: provinces of Papua and West Papua in [[New Guinea]].
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==Taxonomy==
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[[Grey-headed Robin]] and [[Black-capped Robin]] were formerly treated as subspecies of this species. Furthermore this species has been placed in [[:Category:Poecilodryas|Poecilodryas]][[#References|[3]]].
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====Subspecies====
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species[[#References|[1]]].
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*''H. a. albispecularis''::
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*North-western [[New Guinea]] (Tamrau and Arfak mountains)
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==Habitat==
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Montane forests generally at heights around 1700–2400 m, but locally can be seen up to 2600 m and as low as 850 m.
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==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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Their main diet consists of insects, including beetles, ants and centipedes; with the addition of worms.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen24V14.2}}#Avibase
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
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{{ref}}
  
==Identification==
 
aka Black-cheeked Robin.
 
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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{{GSearch|"Heteromyias albispecularis" {{!}} "Ashy Robin" {{!}} "Arfak Robin"}}
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category: Missing Images]]

Latest revision as of 18:49, 9 November 2024

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

  1. 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/
  2. 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/
  3. Avibase
  4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)

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External Links

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