New Guinea Thornbill
Acanthiza murina(De Vis, CW, 1897)
English (US) New Guinea Thornbill
The New Guinea Thornbill (Acanthiza murina) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Acanthizidae (Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: New Guinea (Snow Mountains to Owen Stanley Range)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Acanthiza murina
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- New Guinea Thornbill
- Described by
- (De Vis, CW, 1897)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Gerygone murina
- Described by
- (De Vis, CW, 1897)
- Type locality
- Mt. Scratchley; altitude 12,200 feet.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.7, vol.3, no.11 p.377
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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