Papuan scrub robin

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]

Papuan scrub robin
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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

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