Rusty whistler

Rusty whistler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species: P. hyperythra
Binomial name
Pachycephala hyperythra
Salvadori, 1876
Subspecies

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The rusty whistler (Pachycephala hyperythra) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae endemic to New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the rusty whistler include the Bornean mountain whistler, brownish whistler, rufous-breasted whistler and rusty-breasted whistler. The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Pachycephala fulvotincta.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • P. h. hyperythra – Salvadori, 1876: Found in New Guinea
  • P. h. sepikiana – Stresemann, 1921: Found in northern New Guinea
  • P. h. reichenowi – Rothschild & Hartert, 1911: Found in northeastern New Guinea
  • P. h. salvadorii – Rothschild, 1897: Originally described as a separate species. Found in southeastern New Guinea

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Pachycephala hyperythra". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T22705457A118688000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22705457A118688000.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.


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