Thornbills (Acanthizidae)

Papuan Thornbill (Acanthiza murina) - HBW 12, p. 603

French: Acanthize de Nouvelle-Guinée German: Papuadornschnabel Spanish: Acantiza Papú
Other common names: Bar-tailed/De Vis’s Thornbill, New Guinea (Mountain) Thornbill, De Vis’s Tree-warbler

Taxonomy: Gerygone murina De Vis, 1897, Mount Scratchley, 12,200 feet [c. 3720 m], south-east New Guinea.
Has similarities with A. katherina; suggestions that the two species evolved from a common ancestor in New Guinea needs to be tested by genetic analysis. Monotypic.

Distribution: Mountains of New Guinea from Snow Mts E to Owen Stanley Range.