Black-headed whistler
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Black-headed whistler | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pachycephalidae |
Genus: | Pachycephala |
Species: | P. monacha
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Binomial name | |
Pachycephala monacha Gray, GR, 1858
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Subspecies | |
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The black-headed whistler (Pachycephala monacha) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found on the Aru Islands and New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
Some authorities have considered the black-headed whistler to be a subspecies of the rufous whistler.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- P. m. monacha – Gray, GR, 1858: Found on Aru Islands (off southwest New Guinea)
- P. m. lugubris – Salvadori, 1881: Found in central New Guinea
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pachycephala monacha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705531A94023168. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705531A94023168.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
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