Family Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)
Least Concern
Lesser Ground-robin (Amalocichla incerta)
Taxonomy
French: Petite Pseudobrève German: Zwergpittaschnäpper Spanish: Petroica terrestre chica
Taxonomy:
Eupetes incertus
Salvadori
, 1876,Mount Arfak, New Guinea
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Subspecies and Distribution
A. i. incerta
(Salvadori, 1876) – Arfak Mts, in NW New Guinea.
A. i. olivascentior
E. J. O. Hartert, 1930 – Wandammen Mts, Foja Mts, C North Coastal Range (Torricelli Mts) and mountains of C New Guinea E to Mt Karimui and perhaps to Aseki area of Morobe Province.
A. i. brevicauda
(De Vis, 1894) – mountains of Huon Peninsula and SE New Guinea.
Recently found, unknown race, in Kumawa Mts#R.
Descriptive notes
14–15 cm; 30–31 g. Nominate race has crown and upperparts deep brown to rufous-brown, whitish spot on side of forehead, brown side of head; wing dusky brown,... read more
Voice
Song described as a light breezy whistle of several notes; single individual produces two different... read more
Habitat
Montane forest, mainly at 1200–2750 m; down to 900 m in Araucaria forest.
Food and feeding
Insects. Feeds on forest floor, making short runs interspersed with brief stops to glean; foraging pattern likened to that of a plover (... read more
Breeding
Nest with single egg in mid-Oct and nest with hatching egg in early Jan; juvenile in Dec. Nest an open cup composed primarily of moss, with... read more
Movements
Presumably sedentary.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Generally uncommon to rare and local, although has been found to be locally common.
Racial identity of birds from Huon Peninsula unclear, tentatively placed in brevicauda; races olivascentior and brevicauda may not be reliably distinguishable#R, so species perhaps better treated as monotypic. Three subspecies currently recognized.