Green-backed Robin
Pachycephalopsis hattamensis (A. B. Meyer, 1874)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Pachycephalopsis hattamensis in The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. v.3 (Plate 25).
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Open encyclopedia reference
The green-backed robin (Pachycephalopsis hattamensis) is a species of bird in the family Petroicidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Green-backed robin; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:12:43.854948+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pachycephalopsis hattamensis (A. B. Meyer, 1874)
- Name authority
- (A. B. Meyer, 1874)
- Common name
- Green-backed Robin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Petroicidae
- Genus
- Pachycephalopsis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPetroicidae Mathews, 1920
- genusPachycephalopsis Salvadori, 1879
- speciesPachycephalopsis hattamensis (A. B. Meyer, 1874)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pachycephalopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-eyed RobinPachycephalopsis poliosoma Sharpe, 1882 | PetroicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=561783 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4BQDW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.