New Caledonian whistler

New Caledonian whistler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species: P. caledonica
Binomial name
Pachycephala caledonica
(Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Muscicapa caledonica
  • Pachycephala pectoralis caledonica

The New Caledonian whistler (Pachycephala caledonica) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.

Taxonomy and systematics

The New Caledonian whistler was originally classified in the genus Muscicapa. It has also been treated as a subspecies of the golden whistler. Until 2014, it was considered conspecific with the Melanesian whistler.[2]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pachycephala caledonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Taxonomy 4.1 to 4.4 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-02-04.


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