Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)
Torrent Flyrobin (Monachella muelleriana) - HBW 12, p. 488
French: Miro des torrents
German: Uferschnäpper
Spanish: Petroica Torrentera
Other common names: Torrent/River Flycatcher/Robin, Grey-and-white Flycatcher
Taxonomy: Muscicapa Mülleriana Schlegel, 1871, Lobo, Triton Bay, south-west New Guinea.
Genus close to Microeca, and possibly better merged with it. New Britain race may conceivably represent a separate species; further study required. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- muelleriana (Schlegel, 1871) - New Guinea.
- coultasi Mayr, 1934 - New Britain, in Bismarck Archipelago.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A back view of a distant bird Locality Tari, Tari Valley, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp muelleriana)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 August 2002 5 years ago 8 sec 4.2 -
A bird sitting on a rock and looking around near Kumul Lodge. Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp muelleriana)
Keith Blomerley 20 August 2008 4 years ago 20 sec 3 -
Two birds flycatching and calling from a tree near Kumul Lodge. Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp muelleriana)
Keith Blomerley 20 August 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 2.7
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Three birds perched in a tree.
Locality Laloki River, Central Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp muelleriana)
Brian J. Coates 37 weeks ago 3.6 -
Distant perched bird
Locality Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp muelleriana)
mark sutton 13 August 2008 4 years ago 2.3
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Two birds calling over the sound of a fast flowing river. Locality Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
(ssp muelleriana)
Keith Blomerley 20 August 2008 4 years ago 3
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