Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)

Black-chinned Robin (Poecilodryas brachyura) - HBW 12, p. 469

French: Miro à menton noir German: Kurzschwanzschnäpper Spanish: Petroica Barbinegra
Other common names: New Guinea Robin/Flyrobin, White-breasted Robin(!)/Flyrobin, Short-tailed Flycatcher-robin

Taxonomy: Leucophantes brachyurus P. L. Sclater, 1874, Andai, north-west New Guinea.
Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • brachyura (P. L. Sclater, 1874) - W New Guinea (Vogelkop, Wandammen Mts, Weyland Mts).
  • albotaeniata (A. B. Meyer, 1874) - Yapen I and R Mamberanao, in N New Guinea.
  • dumasi Ogilvie-Grant, 1915 - N New Guinea from Humboldt Bay E to R Sepik.

  • Least Concern
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