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| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | The northern scrub-robin is a thrushsized | ||
| + | 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== | ||
| + | The northern scrub-robin occurs in | ||
| + | northern Cape York Peninsula, parts | ||
| + | of New Guinea and the Aru Islands. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Its preferred | ||
| + | habitat is dense vegetation, typically | ||
| + | including rainforest. | ||
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| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The northern scrub-robin feeds mainly | ||
| + | on invertebrates, collected by actively | ||
| + | digging in dense leaf litter. It moves | ||
| + | mostly by hopping. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
Revision as of 16:19, 27 June 2007
- Drymodes superciliaris
Identification
The northern scrub-robin is a thrushsized 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
The northern scrub-robin occurs in northern Cape York Peninsula, parts of New Guinea and the Aru Islands.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Its preferred habitat is dense vegetation, typically including rainforest.
Behaviour
The northern scrub-robin feeds mainly on invertebrates, collected by actively digging in dense leaf litter. It moves mostly by hopping.
