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A new species from the genus Ptilorrhoa, of the family Cinclosomantidae. 

Ptilorrhoa urissia has been described from the data obtained from the photograph sequences of a camera trap between 2017 and 2024. The importance of this discovery is the endemism of these birds, commonly known as jewel-babblers, tipical of the Papua New Guinea. The individuals, estimated by camera trapping, amount to 10


Woxvold, I.A., Gamui, B.G., Legra, L., Yama, S., Koane, B. and Tulai, S. (2025), A new species of jewel-babbler (Cinclosomatidae: Ptilorrhoa) from the Southern Fold Mountains of Papua New Guinea. Ibis. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.70016

Olotype and Paratype of Ptilorrhoa urrissia captured in camera


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Fascinating!


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Yeah.Thanksss <3

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