Rusty pitohui
| Rusty pitohui | |
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| Pitohui ferrugineus leucorhynchus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pseudorectes |
| Species: | P. ferrugineus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorectes ferrugineus (Bonaparte, 1850) | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Pitohui ferrugineus | |
The rusty pitohui (Pseudorectes ferrugineus) is a species of bird in the Pachycephalidae family. It is found in the Aru Islands and New Guinea.
Taxonomy
The rusty pitohui was formerly classified within the genus Pitohui until moved to Pseudorectes by the IOC in 2013.[2]
Subspecies
Six subspecies are recognized:[3]
- P. f. leucorhynchus - (Gray, GR, 1862): Found on Waigeo (off western New Guinea)
- P. f. fuscus - (Greenway, 1966): Found on Batanta (off western New Guinea)
- P. f. brevipennis - (Hartert, 1896): Found on Aru Islands (off south-western New Guinea)
- P. f. ferrugineus - (Bonaparte, 1850): Found on Misool and Salawati (off south-western New Guinea) and north-western New Guinea
- P. f. holerythrus - (Salvadori, 1878): Found on Yapen (off north-western New Guinea) and north-central New Guinea
- P. f. clarus - (Meyer, AB, 1894): Found in eastern and southern New Guinea
Description
The rusty pitohui is a medium-sized, approximately 28 cm long, rusty brown songbird with a strong black bill, pale iris and yellowish-buff below. It is the largest member of its family. Both sexes are similar.
Distribution and Habitat
The rusty pitohui is distributed and endemic to lowland and hill forests of New Guinea, Aru Island and West Papuan islands. The subspecies P. f. leucorhynchus and P. f. fuscus of Waigeo and Batanta islands off Western New Guinea has whitish bill.
Behaviour and Ecology
The rusty pitohui is usually seen in small parties, mixed with other gregarious species. It builds a deep, cup-shaped nest of sticks, leaves and stems in a fork of a tree.
Status
Widespread and common throughout its habitat range, the rusty pitohui is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1]
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Pitohui ferrugineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 3.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.3.4.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.