Biology:Mountain robin
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Short description: Species of songbird native to New Guinea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Petroica |
| Species: | P. bivittata
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| Binomial name | |
| Petroica bivittata De Vis, 1897
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The mountain robin[2] (Petroica bivittata), also known as subalpine robin, alpine robin or cloud-forest robin, is a species of bird in the family Petroicidae. It is found sparsely throughout the New Guinea Highlands.[1]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subalpine shrubland.[3] The robin eats insects, caught in flight.[3]
Two subspecies have been noted, Petroica bivittata bivittata and Petroica bivittata caudata.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BirdLife International 2017. Petroica bivittata (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22704795A118819276. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22704795A118819276.en. Downloaded on 01 March 2019
- ↑ "Mountain Robin · Petroica bivittata · De Vis, 1897". xeno-canto. Xeno-canto Foundation. https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Petroica-bivittata. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Subalpine Robin (Petroica bivittata)" (in en). http://www.hbw.com/species/subalpine-robin-petroica-bivittata.
- ↑ "ADW: Petroica bivittata: CLASSIFICATION". https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Petroica_bivittata/classification/.
Wikidata ☰ Q660103 entry
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