New Guinea thornbill

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New Guinea thornbill
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acanthizidae
Genus: Acanthiza
Species:
A. murina
Binomial name
Acanthiza murina
(De Vis, 1897)

The New Guinea thornbill or Papuan thornbill (Acanthiza murina) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Acanthiza murina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22704624A93977666. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22704624A93977666.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.