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Crateroscelis nigrorufa

[edit] Identification

12-13 cm

• Rufous underparts from chin to lower breast
• Black upperparts
• Brown flanks
• Abdomen is either rufous or black, depending on subspecies

[edit] Distribution

South East Asia: endemic to New Guinea.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

• C. n. blissi:

• New Guinea (Snow Mountains to Central Highlands)

• C. n. nigrorufa:

• South-eastern New Guinea (Owen Stanley Mountains)

[edit] Habitat

Rain forest and mountains.

[edit] Behaviour

The two white, lightly marked eggs are laid in a domed nest, formed from rootlets, moss, grass and feathers, which is placed in a bush. 2 white, lightly marked eggs are laid.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. Answers.com

• List of references

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