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Ptilorrhoa caerulescens
Blue Jewel-babbler, Lowland rail babbler
As recorded: Ptilorrhoa caerulescens (Temminck, 1836)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Psophodidae
- Collected by
- H Clissold
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ptilorrhoa caerulescens observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-06-23.
2024-06-23
Sorong Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Sutan Mantari Chaniago, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-08-09
Sorong, ID-IB, ID
(c) Ahmad Yasin Chumaedi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-11-16
Kabupaten Sorong, Papua Barat, Indonesien
(c) Mehd Halaouate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-07-15
Middle Fly, Papua New Guinea
(c) markus lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Ptilorrhoa caerulescens. BPBM 50390. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38338990. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/50390.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38338990 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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