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Papuan sittella

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Papuan sittella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Neosittidae
Genus: Daphoenositta
Species:
D. papuensis
Binomial name
Daphoenositta papuensis
(Schlegel, 1871)

The Papuan sittella (Daphoenositta papuensis) is one of three species of bird in the family Neosittidae. It is native to elevated areas of New Guinea. The head of males is black while females' are white.

female bird

References

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  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Daphoenositta papuensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T103691575A104068231. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103691575A104068231.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.