Papuan Sittella (Daphoenositta papuensis) [XC38369]
by Frank Lambert from 'Ambua Lodge', Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (call)
Papuan Sittella (Daphoenositta papuensis) [XC26490]
by Frank Lambert from Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop, Papua, Indonesia (call)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera).
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
papuensis (Schlegel, 1871) - Mountains of Vogelkop Peninsula, in western New Guinea. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera).
toxopeusi (Rand, 1940) - Snow Mts, in west-central New Guinea. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera).
alba (Rand, 1940) - Foya Mts, north of R Idenburg, in northern New Guinea. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera).
albifrons (Ramsay, EP, 1883) - Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera).
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