Black-sided Robin - BirdForum Opus

Poecilodryas hypoleuca

Identification

13–15 cm (5-6 in)

• White supercilium
• White patch beneath eye
• Black crown, head sides, upperparts and tail

Distribution

Asia and Australasia:
Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Papuan Islands
Australasia: Island of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• P. h. steini:

• Waigeo Island (New Guinea)

• P. h. hypoleuca:

• Western New Guinea to Port Moresby area and west Papuan islands

• P. h. hermani:

• Northern New Guinea (Mamberamo River to upper Watut River)

Habitat

Rainforests and local secondary forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consist of insects, gleaned in the understorey, occasionally up to 15 m above ground.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-sided Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-sided_Robin

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