Grey whistler
| Grey whistler | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala simplex Gould, 1843 | |
| Subspecies | |
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see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pachycephala griseiceps Gray, 1858 | |
The grey whistler (Pachycephala simplex) is a species of bird in the Pachycephalidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Subspecies
Eleven subspecies are recognized:[2]
- P. s. rufipennis – Gray, GR, 1858: found on the Kai Islands (southwest of New Guinea)
- P. s. gagiensis – Stresemann & Paludan, 1932: found on Gagi Island (northwest of New Guinea)
- P. s. waigeuensis – Mayr, 1940: found on Waigeo and Gebe Island (west of New Guinea)
- P. s. griseiceps – Gray, GR, 1858: found on western Papuan islands, Aru Islands and northwest New Guinea
- P. s. miosnomensis – Salvadori, 1879: found on Meos Num (Geelvink Bay northwest of New Guinea)
- P. s. jobiensis – Meyer, AB, 1874: found on north-central New Guinea and Yapen Island
- P. s. perneglecta – Hartert, 1930: found on southern New Guinea
- P. s. brunnescens – Wolters, 1980: found on southeastern New Guinea and D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago
- P. s. sudestensis – (De Vis, 1892): found on Louisiade Archipelago
- P. s. peninsulae – Hartert, 1899: found in north-eastern Australia
- P. s. simplex – Gould, 1843: found in northern Australia and Melville Island
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pachycephala simplex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ IOC v.6.3
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