Green-backed Robin - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by mihir
Arfak Mountains, West Papua, Indonesia, 7 July 2019

Pachycephalopsis hattamensis

Identification

15cm (16 in)

• 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:

• North-western New Guinea (Wandammen Mountains)

• P. h. axillaris:

• New Guinea (Weyland, Nassau and Snow mountains)

• P. h. insularis:

• Mountains of New Guinea

• P. h. lecroyae:

• Mountains of east-central New Guinea

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, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Green-backed Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-backed_Robin

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