New Guinea thornbill

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New Guinea thornbill
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.135713 2 - Acanthiza murina (De Vis, 1897) - Acanthizidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Acanthizidae
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 family Acanthizidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Acanthiza murina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.


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