Alternative names: Rock Robin; Rock Robin-Flycatcher; Snow Robin; Archbold's New Guinea Robin; Alpine Robin (not to be confused with Petroica bivittata)
- Petroica archboldi
Identification
14 cm.
- Dark slate crown and hindneck with reddish-pink tinge
- Slate-grey side of head
- Small white forehead patch
- Dark slate-grey upperparts, slightly paler rump
- Black upperwing, white stripe on underwing
- Black tail with narrow white sides
- Slate-coloured chin and throat, tinged with reddish-pink
- Slate breast with bright red spot in centre
- Greyish flanks
- Greyish-white belly, white undertail-coverts
Females are slightly smaller and paler.
Immatures are tinged brownish and lack the red breast patch.
Distribution
Very local on Mount Wilhelmina and Mount Carstenz in central New Guinea.
A seldom seen restricted-range species, however the small range is very difficult to visit.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Found on bare rock slopes and cliffs, among boulders on talus slopes and in valleys among rocky tundra or alpine heaths.
Occurs above c. 3850 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects.
A terrestrial species, foraging among rocks. Often sits on rock while scanning area, pounces on prey and returns to perch.
Breeding
Adult feeding fledgling recorded in September, singing recorded in December to February. No other information.
Movements
A sedentary species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrived April 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Snow Mountain Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Snow_Mountain_Robin
