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The Hooktips (Drepanidae, Drepaninae) of Papua Indonesia

by Peter Mackey

Ausaris morosa (Warren, 1922)

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species. It is found in lowland areas. The species varies in ground colour from black-brown to red-brown.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: Supiori Island: Supiori Utara; Biak Island: Biak; New Guinea: Affi, Ampas, Borme, Ifar, Sinimburu, Vriendschaprivier, Yongsu. Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Papua New Guinea.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH.