Arfak catbird
The Arfak catbird is a species of bowerbird which can be found in the Bird's Head Peninsula in western New Guinea.
This species was formerly considered a subspecies of the spotted catbird before being reclassified as a distinct species in 2016. Martin Irestedt and colleagues examined the black-eared, spotted- and green catbird species complex genetically and found there were seven distinct lineages: the green catbird of eastern Australia and the spotted catbird of eastern Queensland being the earliest offshoots, followed by the Huon catbird and black-capped catbird of eastern New Guinea, the Arfak catbird, the northern catbird of central-northern New Guinea, and black-eared catbird of southwestern New Guinea, Aru Islands and far North Queensland.Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:
