Mangrove robin
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The mangrove robin (Peneothello pulverulenta) is a passerine bird in the family Petroicidae. It is found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea, and northern Australia. The bird's common name refers to its natural habitat. They live in mangrove forests and seldom fly outside these biomes.
Taxonomy
The mangrove robin was described by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1850 from a specimen collected in New Guinea. He coined the binomial name Myiolestes pulverulentus.[1] The species was subsequently moved to the genus Peneoenanthe by the Australian ornithologist Gregory Mathews.[2] It is now placed in the genus Peneothello, based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study of the family Petroicidae, published in 2011.[3][4]
There are four subspecies.[4]
- P. p. pulverulenta (Bonaparte, 1850) – coastal New Guinea
- P. p. leucura (Gould, 1869) – Aru Islands (south west of New Guinea), northeast coast of Australia
- P. p. alligator (Mathews, 1912) – coastal northern Australia and nearby islands
- P. p. cinereiceps (Hartert, 1905) – northwest coast of Australia
Description
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Distribution and habitat
The bird is found in the Northern Australia region and the island of New Guinea,[8] within the countries of Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Their preferred habitat are tropical and subtropical mangrove forests located above the level of high tide.[9] They seldom travel outside their habitat.[10]
The mangrove robin has been placed in the least Concern category of the IUCN Red List, as the population has remained stable throughout the last ten years.[9] The size of its distribution range is over Script error: No such module "convert"..[8]
Behaviour
The call of the mangrove robin has been described as a "down-slurred whistle". It eats insects in the mud when the tide falls.[11] While these may be its primary prey, the mangrove robin also consumes a significant amount of crab in its diet.[10]
References
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- Peneothello
- Robins
- Birds of the Aru Islands
- Birds of Western Australia
- Birds of the Northern Territory
- Birds of Queensland
- Birds described in 1850
- Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte
- Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
- Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
- Birds of New Guinea