| Papuan scrub robin | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| 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.
- D. b. beccarii(Salvadori, 1876) – Arfak and Wandammen Mountains, western New Guinea
- D. b. brevirostris(De Vis, 1897) – southern and south-eastern New Guinea with the Aru Islands
- D. b. nigriceps(Rand, 1940) – northern New Guinea eastwards to Telefomin, with the Torricelli Mountains and Adelbert Range
