Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)
Alpine Robin (Petroica bivittata) - HBW 12, p. 482
French: Miro montagnard
German: Bergwaldschnäpper
Spanish: Petroica Montañesa
Other common names: New Guinea/Cloudforest Robin, Forest/Mountain Robin(-flycatcher)
Taxonomy: Petroeca bivittata De Vis, 1897, Mount Scratchley, 12,200 feet [c. 3720 m], south-east New Guinea.
Two subspecies recognized
Subspecies and Distribution:
- caudata Rand, 1940 - Nassau Range and Oranje Range, in WC New Guinea.
- bivittata De Vis, 1897 - EC & SE New Guinea: Central Highlands (Mt Hagen, Mt Giluwe and Lamende Range), and Wharton and Owen Stanley Ranges (Mt Albert Edward, Mt Scratchley, Mt Knutsford, Mt Victoria, Mt Thumb).
- Least Concern
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