The Papuan babbler (''Garritornis isidorei''), New Guinea babbler or Isidore's rufous babbler, is a species of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
in the family
Pomatostomidae
The Pomatostomidae (Australo-Papuan or Australasian babblers, also known as pseudo-babblers) are small to medium-sized birds endemic to Australia-New Guinea. For many years, the Australo-Papuan babblers were classified, rather uncertainly, with t ...
.
It is found in
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
.
Its natural
habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...
is subtropical or tropical moist lowland
forest
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...
s.
References
* BirdLife International 2004.
Pomatostomus isidorei 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
Papuan babbler
The Papuan babbler (''Garritornis isidorei''), New Guinea babbler or Isidore's rufous babbler, is a species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae.
It is found in New Guinea.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
...
Birds of New Guinea
Endemic fauna of New Guinea
Least concern biota of Oceania
Papuan babbler
The Papuan babbler (''Garritornis isidorei''), New Guinea babbler or Isidore's rufous babbler, is a species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae.
It is found in New Guinea.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
...
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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