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Drymodes superciliaris ssp. colcloughi Mathews

Roper River Scrub Robin (Drymodes superciliaris ssp. colcloughi)

The Roper River Scrub Robin, a subspecies of the Scrub Robin (Drymodes superciliaris Gould), was described in 1914 based on two specimens, a female and a male, that are said to had been found in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Differs from D. s . superciliaris in being much redder on the back and entirely reddish-buff on the under-surface. Roper River, Northern Territory.” [1]

There are no additional records of Scrub Robins from the Northern Territory and this subspecies, if it indeed is a valid one, is considered extinct.

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References:

[1] Gregory M. Mathews: The Birds of Australia. Vol. 9. London: Witherby & Co. 1921-1922

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Depiction from: ‘Gregory M. Mathews: The Birds of Australia. Vol. 9. London: Witherby & Co. 1921-1922’

(public domain)

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edited: 15.05.2021