Lesser ground robin
| Lesser ground robin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Petroicidae |
| Genus: | Amalocichla |
| Species: | A. incerta
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| Binomial name | |
| Amalocichla incerta (Salvadori, 1876)
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The lesser ground robin (Amalocichla incerta) is a species of bird in the family Petroicidae. It is found in New Guinea.
Description
It is 15 cm long and is dark brown with paler underparts and a white throat.
Mating and nesting
It nests on the ground or in low tree hollows.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Amalocichla incerta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22704761A110987852. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22704761A110987852.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Norman, Janette A.; Boles, Walter E.; Christidis, Les (November 2009). "Relationships of the New Guinean songbird genera Amalocichla and Pachycare based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences". Journal of Avian Biology. 40 (6): 640–645. doi:10.1111/j.1600-048x.2009.04722.x. ISSN 0908-8857.