New Guinea thornbill

New Guinea thornbill
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pardalotidae
Genus: Acanthiza
Species: A. murina
Binomial name
Acanthiza murina
(De Vis, 1897)

The New Guinea thornbill or Papuan thornbill (Acanthiza murina) is a species of bird in the Pardalotidae family. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Acanthiza murina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.