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Papuan scrub robin

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Papuan scrub robin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder: Passerides
Family: Petroicidae
Genus: Drymodes
Species:
D. beccarii
Binomial name
Drymodes beccarii
Salvadori, 1876

The Papuan scrub robin or New Guinea scrub robin (Drymodes beccarii) is a species of bird in the family Petroicidae. It was found to be genetically distinct from the northern scrub robin, with which it was formerly considered conspecific.[2]

It is found in New Guinea and the Aru Islands. There are three subspecies.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Drymodes beccarii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T103737970A118830706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103737970A118830706.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ Christidis, L; Irestedt, M; Rowe, D; Boles, W E & Norman, J A (2011). "Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA phylogenies reveal a complex evolutionary history in the Australasian robins (Passeriformes: Petroicidae)" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 61 (3): 726–738. Bibcode:2011MolPE..61..726C. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.08.014. PMID 21867765.