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Broad-billed Fairywren

Chenorhamphus grayi

FAMILY

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

LAST DOCUMENTED

2014

(11 years)

REGION

Oceania

IUCN STATUS

Least Concern

Background

A poorly-known forest bird from northern New Guinea, there are a number of recent records of Broad-billed Fairywren but the most recent documented observations appear to be photographs taken in 2014.

Conservation Status

Broad-billed Fairywren is currently listed as Least Concern.

Last Documented

The last documented records of Broad-billed Fairywren appear to be photographs taken by Paul Sweet in October 2014. There have been a number of more recent sightings (in 2016, for example) , however, so it may only be a matter of time before this species is documented again.

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