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The Hooktips (Drepanidae, Drepaninae) of Papua Indonesia

by Peter Mackey

Ausaris saucia Felder, 1861

scintillata Walker, 1862
metaleuca Bethune-Baker, 1922

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Distribution

 

 

 

 

STATUS: A common species. It is found lowland areas.

PAPUA LOCALITIES: New Guinea: Borme, Demaisi, Dotir, Fakfak, Furu Camp (Foja Mts.), Ifar, Kwerba, Mabilabol, Maripi, Minyambou, Mokwam, Prafi, Rasiei, Senopi, Sibil, Warmare Dua, Werba, Yongsu, Yuruf (Keerom). Details in gazetteer.

EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION: Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago.

DATA SOURCES: KSP, RMNH.