Species profile
Black-capped Robin
Heteromyias armiti
Quick answer
Abundant above 1,570 m, where the species was heard far more often than it was seen. Thereȱareȱtwoȱdifferentȱhigh-pitchedȱwhistledȱlongȱsongs, ȱoneȱslowȱandȱtheȱotherȱfast, ȱbothȱ consistingȱofȱaȱrepeatedȱfour-noteȱorȱfive-noteȱseriesȱonȱtwoȱcloselyȱspacedȱpitches. ȱTheȱcallȱ isȱaȱsingleȱshortȱclearȱwhistle. ȱPreviouslyȱcollectedȱinȱtheȱAdelbertsȱbyȱPrattȱ (1982).
- Scientific name
- Heteromyias armiti
- Family
- Petroicidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Heteromyias
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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Related species in Petroicidae
- Arfak Robin (Heteromyias albispecularis)
- Black Robin (Petroica traversi)
- Black-chinned Robin (Poecilodryas brachyura)
- Black-sided Robin (Poecilodryas hypoleuca)
- Black-throated Robin (Poecilodryas albonotata)
- Blue-grey Robin (Peneothello cyanus)
- Buff-sided Robin (Poecilodryas cerviniventris)
- Canary Flyrobin (Microeca papuana)