Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)
Northern Scrub-robin (Drymodes superciliaris) - HBW 12, p. 467
French: Drymode bridé
German: Augenstreif-Scheindrossel
Spanish: Petroica Matorralera Norteña
Other common names: Eastern/Papuan/New Guinea Scrub-robin
Taxonomy: Drymodes superciliaris Gould, 1850, Cape York, Queensland, Australia.
Genus conventionally placed in thrush family (Turdidae) on basis of largely terrestrial lifestyle, upright posture and associated morphology, but subsequently shown to have different syringeal structure; studies of DNA-DNA hybridization indicate that it belongs with present family. Formerly accepted race colcloughi, known from only two specimens collected in 1910, supposedly from R Roper, in Northern Territory (Australia), now thought to have been based on specimens of mistaken provenance. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- beccarii (Salvadori, 1876) - W New Guinea (Arfak Mts, Wandammen Mts).
- nigriceps Rand, 1940 - N New Guinea E to Telefomin area, C North Coastal Range (Torricelli Mts) and Adelbert Mts.
- brevirostris (De Vis, 1897) - S & SE New Guinea and Aru Is.
- superciliaris Gould, 1850 - N Australia (N Cape York Peninsula, in N Queensland).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Song in forest Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
(ssp brevirostris)
dreyernp 7 July 1990 2 years ago 3 -
A bird singing several times. Locality Crater Mountain Biological Research Station, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
monicayhector 14 April 1992 2 years ago 3
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