Mountain robin

Alpine robin
Specimen from Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Petroicidae
Genus: Petroica
Species: P. bivittata
Binomial name
Petroica bivittata
De Vis, 1897

The mountain robin or alpine robin (Petroica bivittata) is a species of bird in the family Petroicidae. It is found sparsely throughout the New Guinea Highlands.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Petroica bivittata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.


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