Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)
White-eyed Robin (Pachycephalopsis poliosoma) - HBW 12, p. 477
French: Miro aux yeux blancs
German: Weißaugen-Dickichtschnäpper
Spanish: Petroica Ojiblanca
Other common names: Eastern White-eyed Robin, Grey/White-throated Shrike-robin, White-throated Robin(!)/Thicket-flycatcher
Taxonomy: Pachycephalopsis poliosoma Sharpe, 1882, Astrolabe Mountains, south-east New Guinea.
Affinities of genus uncertain; has in the past been associated with whistler genus Pachycephala, and sometimes merged with it. Placement within current subfamily somewhat tentative; further research required. Subspecific identity of population in Torricelli Mts uncertain. Seven subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- albigularis (Rothschild, 1931) - W & C New Guinea (Weyland Mts, Victor Emanuel Mts).
- approximans (Ogilvie-Grant, 1911) - S slopes of Snow Mts, in WC New Guinea.
- idenburgi Rand, 1940 - N slopes of C New Guinea mountains.
- albigularis (Rothschild, 1931) - W & C New Guinea (Weyland Mts, Victor Emanuel Mts).
- approximans (Ogilvie-Grant, 1911) - S slopes of Snow Mts, in WC New Guinea.
- idenburgi Rand, 1940 - N slopes of C New Guinea mountains.
- balim Rand, 1940 - valleys of R Bele and R Balim (WC New Guinea).
- hunsteini (Neumann, 1922) - mountains on upper R Sepik (EC New Guinea).
- hypopolia Salvadori, 1899 - mountains of Huon Peninsula (NE New Guinea).
- poliosoma Sharpe, 1882 - mountains of SE New Guinea.
- Least Concern
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