Wallacean whistler
Appearance
| Wallacean whistler | |
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| subspecies kebirensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. arctitorquis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala arctitorquis Sclater, PL, 1883
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| Subspecies | |
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The Wallacean whistler (Pachycephala arctitorquis) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is native to the eastern Lesser Sunda Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Subspecies
[edit]Three subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Pachycephala arctitorquis kebirensis - Meyer, AB, 1884: Originally described as a separate species. Found on eastern Lesser Sunda Islands
- Pachycephala arctitorquis arctitorquis - Sclater, 1883: Found on Tanimbar Islands
- Pachycephala arctitorquis tianduana - Hartert, 1901: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Tayandu Islands (southwest of New Guinea)
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pachycephala arctitorquis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22705528A94023007. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705528A94023007.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.