Drymodes Explained

Drymodes is a genus of bird in the family Petroicidae. It was traditionally held to have two species, but molecular and behavioural differences led to the split of the New Guinea populations from the northern scrub robin. The paper by Les Christidis and colleagues was published in 2011 and the IOC adopted the split in 2015:^[1]

Species

The genus contains the following three species:^[2]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Drymodes brunneopygia		Australia
	Drymodes superciliaris		Northern Territory of Australia
	Drymodes beccarii	Papuan scrub robin	New Guinea and the Aru Islands

References

• Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions.

Notes and References

1. Christidis, L. Irestedt, M. Rowe, D. Boles, W E. Norman, J A. amp. 2011. Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA phylogenies reveal a complex evolutionary history in the Australasian robins (Passeriformes: Petroicidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.08.014 . 61. 3 . 726–738. 21867765. 2011MolPE..61..726C .
2. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2019 . Australasian robins, rockfowl, rockjumpers, Rail-babbler . World Bird List Version 9.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 16 June 2019 .