Yellow-bellied whistler

Yellow-bellied whistler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species: P. philippinensis
Binomial name
Pachycephala philippinensis
(Walden, 1872)
Subspecies

see text

Synonyms
  • Hyloterpe philippensis
  • Hyloterpe philippinensis
  • Pachycephala philippensis

The yellow-bellied whistler (Pachycephala philippinensis), or Philippine whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae that is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Subspecies

Seven subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • P. p. fallax – (McGregor, 1904): Originally described as a separate species. Found on Calayan Island (northern Philippines)
  • P. p. illex – (McGregor, 1907): Originally described as a separate species. Found on Camiguin Norte Island (northern Philippines)
  • P. p. philippinensis – (Walden, 1872): Found on Luzon and Catanduanes (northern Philippines)
  • P. p. siquijorensis – Rand & Rabor, 1957: Found on Siquijor (south-central Philippines)
  • P. p. apoensis – (Mearns, 1905): Originally described as a separate species. Found in east-central and southern Philippines
  • P. p. basilanica – (Mearns, 1909): Found in Basilan (southwestern Philippines)
  • P. p. boholensis – Parkes, 1966: Found in Bohol (south-central Philippines)

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Pachycephala philippinensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T22705470A118686478. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22705470A118686478.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.


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