Aegotheles albertisi
General description:
Very variable and virtually indistinguishable. Voice: Call consist of 3 mournful whistles, each of them downslurred or at constant pitch. Series of squeaky "kee-kee" notes also described.
Conservation status:
Not Threatened.
Diagnostic description:
Very variable and virtually indistinguishable. Voice: Call consist of 3 mournful whistles, each of them downslurred or at constant pitch. Series of squeaky "kee-kee" notes also described.
Behaviour:
Size:
18-20 cm, 36-40 g
Phylogeny:
Taxonomy:
- Aegotheles albertisi archboldi Rand, 1941, 2800 m altitude, 9 km north-east of Lake Habbema, New Guinea. Formerly treated as a race of A. albertisi, but is apparently a sibling species, replacing it at higher elevations (see page 253). Monotypic. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Distribution:
Distribution:
- C New Guinea: known only from Wissel Lakes area, Nassau Range, N slope of Mt Wilhelmina and Victor Emanuel Mts.
Habitat:
Mostly forest on mountains, extending to forest edges, edges and tree-fern savanna. From 800 up to 3700 m, alhtough in the relatively well-known E Highlands it occurs at 1385-2615 m.
Trophic strategy:
Diet consist of insect but also includes a few earthworms. Detailes on hunting technique undescribed.