Mottled Berryhunter
Rhagologus leucostigma
A medium-sized bird of montane forest interior on New Guinea. Brown with pale mottling on the underparts and light streaking on the head and back. Rusty cheek, under the base of the tail and edging to the wing. Males in the east are more grayish and much less strongly patterned. Somewhat similar to Spotted Berrypecker, but Mottled Berryhunter is larger. Song, a short, up-and-down whistled phrase.
Identification
The mottled berryhunter or mottled whistler (Rhagologus leucostigma) is a species of bird that is monotypic within the genus Rhagologus and family Rhagologidae. The species was long thought to be a member of the Pachycephalidae on the basis of its appeareance, but genetic studies have now found it is not related to that family. It is endemic to the highlands of New Guinea, where its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy
Genus: Rhagologus; Family: Rhagologidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Rhagologus leucostigma
- Authority
- (Salvadori, 1876)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Rhagologidae
- Genus
- Rhagologus
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: stable.
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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