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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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15 cm
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*Grey head
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*White [[Topography#Heads|lores]]
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*Olive-green back
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*Reddish-brown undertail [[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]]
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[Asia]]<br />
 
[[Asia]]<br />
''Southeast Asia'': [[Indonesia]]<br />
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'''Southeast Asia'': [[Indonesia]]<br />
 
'''Australasia''': [[New Guinea]] (endemic), [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Melanesia]] (endemic)
 
'''Australasia''': [[New Guinea]] (endemic), [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Melanesia]] (endemic)
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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====Subspecies====
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There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
*''P. h. hattamensis'':
 
*''P. h. hattamensis'':
 
:*North-western [[New Guinea]] (Tamrau and Arfak mountains)
 
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:*Mountains of east-central [[New Guinea]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Forests,  generally at heights around  760–1650 m, though locally higher.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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Mostly a ground feeder in areas of ferns and tall herbiage. Their diet consisting mostly of insects.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Pachycephalopsis+hattamensis}}
 
{{GSearch|Pachycephalopsis+hattamensis}}
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pachycephalopsis]] [[Category:Missing Images]]

Revision as of 19:49, 29 November 2014

Pachycephalopsis hattamensis

Identification

15 cm

  • Grey head
  • White lores
  • Olive-green back
  • Reddish-brown undertail coverts

Distribution

Asia
'Southeast Asia: Indonesia
Australasia: New Guinea (endemic), Papua New Guinea, Melanesia (endemic)

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies[1]:

  • P. h. hattamensis:
  • North-western New Guinea (Tamrau and Arfak mountains)
  • P. h. ernesti:
  • P. h. axillaris:
  • P. h. insulanus:
  • P. h. lecroyae:

Habitat

Forests, generally at heights around 760–1650 m, though locally higher.

Behaviour

Diet

Mostly a ground feeder in areas of ferns and tall herbiage. Their diet consisting mostly of insects.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)

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