Black Sittella (Daphoenositta miranda)

Other Names (World)
Black Sittella, Pink-faced Sittella, Pink-faced Nuthatch, Wonder Tree-runner, Mountain Tree-runner

Family
Neosittidae (Sittellas)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
De Vis, 1897

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 2,000 - 3,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Black Sittella (Daphoenositta miranda) [XC155606]
by Phil Gregory from Baliem Valley, Indonesia (call)

Black Sittella (Daphoenositta miranda) [XC176401]
by Phil Gregory from 7 corners, near Tari Gap, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (call, flight call)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

frontalis De Vis, 1897 - Snow Mts, in west-central New Guinea.
kuboriensis Mayr and Gilliard, 1952 - Central Highlands (Kubor Range and Mt Giluwe), in east-central New Guinea.
miranda De Vis, 1897 - Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea (Mt Tafa, Mt Scratchley and Mt Albert Edward).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black Sittella (Daphoenositta miranda) - 9 files

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