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- Drymodes beccarii
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
New Guinea and the Aru Islands.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies recognized:
- D. b. beccarii in northwest New Guinea (Arfak and Wandammen mountains)
- D. b. nigriceps in New Guinea (Cyclops Mountains and northern slope of Snow Mountains)
- D. b. brevirostris in south and southeast New Guinea and Aru Islands
Formerly considered conspecific with Northern 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
- 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/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Papuan Scrub Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Papuan_Scrub_Robin
