Mountain robin

For the American thrush species, see Mountain thrush.

Mountain robin
Specimen from Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Petroicidae
Genus: Petroica
Species:
P. bivittata
Binomial name
Petroica bivittata
De Vis, 1897

The mountain robin[2] (Petroica bivittata), also known as subalpine robin, alpine robin or cloud-forest robin, is a species of bird in the family Petroicidae. It is found sparsely throughout the New Guinea Highlands.[1]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subalpine shrubland.[3] The robin eats insects, caught in flight.[3]

Two subspecies have been noted, Petroica bivittata bivittata and Petroica bivittata caudata.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International 2017. Petroica bivittata (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22704795A118819276. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22704795A118819276.en. Downloaded on 01 March 2019
  2. ^ "Mountain Robin · Petroica bivittata · De Vis, 1897". xeno-canto. Xeno-canto Foundation. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Subalpine Robin (Petroica bivittata)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  4. ^ "ADW: Petroica bivittata: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2020-03-07.


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