Blue Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa caerulescens)

Other Names (World)
Blue Jewel-Babbler, Lowland Jewel-babbler, Lowland Rail-babbler, Lowland Eupetes, Blue Scrub-thrush

Family
Cinclosomatidae (Quail-thrushes And Jewel-babblers)

Size
22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1835)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A 'chew-chik-chik' uttered in alarm. A high, whistling song.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (38)...)

Blue Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa caerulescens) [XC38205]
by John V. Moore from near Kiunga on Boys Town Road, Papua New Guinea (call, song)

Blue Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa caerulescens) [XC140719]
by Hans Matheve from Dabra, Southern Mamberamo basin, Papua, Indonesia (?)

Subspecies
Often treated as conspecific with Ptilorrhoa geislerorum, but the two show some altitudinal separation in area of co-existence in northern New Guinea (near Madang). They also differ in behaviour, vocalizations and female plumage.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

caerulescens (Temminck, 1835) - West Papuan Is (Salawati, Misool) and north-western New Guinea (Vogelkop east to R Wanggar and Etna Bay).
neumanni (Mayr & Meyer de Schauensee, 1939) - Northern New Guinea from R Mamberamo east to Astrolabe Bay.
nigricrissus (Salvadori, 1876) - Southern New Guinea from R Wanggar and Etna Bay east to Milne Bay.
geislerorum (Meyer, AB, 1892) - Eastern New Guinea. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Dimorphic Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa geislerorum).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Blue Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa caerulescens) - 9 files

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