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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
The northern scrub-robin is a thrushsized
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Rufous-brown above and paler below, with a distinct dark vertical stripe from above the eye to the side of the throat. Black wings with broad white tips forming a prominent double wingbar.
bird that forages mostly on the
 
ground. It is rufous-brown above and
 
paler below, with a distinct dark
 
vertical stripe from above the eye to
 
the side of the throat. The wings are
 
black with broad white tips forming a
 
prominent double wingbar.
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
The northern scrub-robin occurs in
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Northern [[Queensland]] (rainforests of coastal Cape York Peninsula), [[Australia]]
northern Cape York Peninsula, parts
 
of New Guinea and the Aru Islands.
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br />
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Formerly considered conspecific with [[Papuan Scrub Robin]].
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Its preferred
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Dense vegetation, typically including rainforest.
habitat is dense vegetation, typically
 
including rainforest.
 
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
The northern scrub-robin feeds mainly
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Diet includes invertebrates, collected by actively digging in dense leaf litter. It moves mostly by hopping.  
on invertebrates, collected by actively
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==References==
digging in dense leaf litter. It moves
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}
mostly by hopping.  
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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Drymodes superciliaris

Identification

Rufous-brown above and paler below, with a distinct dark vertical stripe from above the eye to the side of the throat. Black wings with broad white tips forming a prominent double wingbar.

Distribution

Northern Queensland (rainforests of coastal Cape York Peninsula), Australia

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Papuan Scrub Robin.

Habitat

Dense vegetation, typically including rainforest.

Behaviour

Diet includes invertebrates, collected by actively digging in dense leaf litter. It moves mostly by hopping.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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