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;[[:Category:Gerygone|Gerygone]] ruficollis
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Papua New Guinea]] and [[Indonesia]].
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[[Asia]] and [[Australasia]]:
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'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indonesia]]<br />
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'''Australasia''': Island of [[New Guinea]] (endemic), [[Papua New Guinea]]  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
There are 2 subspecies.
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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There are 2 subspecies:
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*''G. r. ruficollis '':
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:*Western [[New Guinea]] (Arfak Mountains)
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*''G. r. insperata'':
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:*[[New Guinea]] (Central Highlands to Owen Stanley Mountains and Huon Peninsula)
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist montanes.
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Highland forests; observed at 1700m above sea level
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
Wikipedia
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase
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#BF Member observations
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{{GSearch|Gerygone+ruficollis}}  
 
{{GSearch|Gerygone+ruficollis}}  
  
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Photo by mehdhalaouate
Arfak Mountains, New Guinea, September 2009
Gerygone ruficollis

Identification

Distribution

Asia and Australasia: Southeast Asia: Indonesia
Australasia: Island of New Guinea (endemic), Papua New Guinea

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

  • G. r. ruficollis :
  • G. r. insperata:
  • New Guinea (Central Highlands to Owen Stanley Mountains and Huon Peninsula)

Habitat

Highland forests; observed at 1700m above sea level

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. BF Member observations

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External Links

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