Fairy-wrens (Maluridae)
Orange-crowned Wren (Clytomyias insignis) - HBW 12, p. 526
French: Mérion à tête rousse
German: Rotkopf-Staffelschwanz
Spanish: Maluro Cabecirrojo
Other common names: Rufous Wren-warbler, Orange-crowned/Rufous Fairy-wren
Taxonomy: Clytomyias insignis Sharpe, 1879, Tjobonda, Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop, New Guinea.
Although morphological and protein evidence supports this species’ inclusion within present family, they do not clarify its affinities. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- insignis Sharpe, 1879 - Arfak Mts, in NW New Guinea (Vogelkop).
- oorti Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1907 - C cordillera of New Guinea.
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song Locality Tari, Tari Valley, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
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Niels Poul Dreyer 22 July 1990 17 weeks ago 5
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