White-winged Robin
Melanodryas sigillata(De Vis, CW, 1890)
English (US) White-winged Robin
The White-winged Robin (Melanodryas sigillata) 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 Petroicidae (Australasian Robins) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Melanodryas sigillata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-winged Robin
- Described by
- (De Vis, CW, 1890)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Melanodryas sigillata saruwagedi
- Melanodryas sigillata quadrimaculata
- Melanodryas sigillata sigillata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Poecilodryas? sigillata
- Described by
- (De Vis, CW, 1890)
- Type locality
- Mt. Victoria, southeastern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annual Report on British New Guinea from 4th September, 1888 to 30th June 1889 with Map and Appendices App.G p.59
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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