Wallacean whistler

Species of bird

Wallacean whistler
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species:
P. arctitorquis
Binomial name
Pachycephala arctitorquis
Sclater, PL, 1883
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

Three subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • P. a. kebirensis - Meyer, AB, 1884: Originally described as a separate species. Found on eastern Lesser Sunda Islands
  • P. a. arctitorquis - Sclater, 1883: Found on Tanimbar Islands
  • P. a. tianduana - Hartert, 1901: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Tayandu Islands (southwest of New Guinea)

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.
Taxon identifiers
Pachycephala arctitorquis

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