Ochre-breasted catbird
The ochre-breasted catbird is a species of bird in the family Ptilonorhynchidae. It is found in southern New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Until 2016, the ochre-breasted catbird was considered conspecific with the white-eared catbird. Martin Irestedt and colleagues examined the white-eared catbird species complex genetically and found there were three distinct lineages: the white-eared catbird proper of the Bird's Head Peninsula, the ochre-breasted catbird of the southern lowlands of New Guinea, and tan-capped catbird of the northern lowlands of New Guinea.Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognised:
- Ailuroedus stonii stonii – Sharpe, 1876: found in southeast New Guinea
- Ailuroedus stonii cinnamomeus – Mees, 1964: found in southeast and southwest New Guinea
