| Lesser ground robin | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Amalocichla |
| Species: | A. incerta |
| Binomial name | |
| Amalocichla incerta (Salvadori, 1876) | |
The lesser ground robin (Amalocichla incerta) is a species of bird in the family Petroicidae. It is found in New Guinea.
It is 15 cm long and is dark brown with paler underparts and a white throat.
It nests on the ground or in low tree hollows. [2]
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