Torrent flyrobin


The torrent flyrobin is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae. It is also known as the torrent robin.
It is placed in the monotypic genus Monachella. The species occurs in New Guinea and on the island of New Britain in the Bismarck Archipelago. There are two subspecies: the nominate subspecies occurs in the New [Guinea Highlands] and M. m. coultasi in the New Britain–New Ireland [montane rain forests|New Britain montane rain forests].
As suggested by its name, the torrent flyrobin's preferred habitat is fast moving streams and rivers with protruding boulders.