Brown-backed whistler

Brown-backed whistler
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pachycephalidae
Genus:	Pachycephala
Species:	P. modesta
Binomial name
Pachycephala modesta (De Vis, 1894)
Subspecies
See text
Synonyms
Poecilodryas modesta

The brown-backed whistler (Pachycephala modesta) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae endemic to New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The brown-backed whistler was originally described in the genus Poecilodryas .

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized: ^[2]

• P. m. hypoleuca – Reichenow, 1915: Originally described as a separate species. Found in east-central New Guinea
• P. m. modesta – (De Vis, 1894): Found in southeast New Guinea
• P. m. telefolminensis – Gilliard & LeCroy, 1961: Found in central New Guinea

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pachycephala modesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22705460A94019836. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705460A94019836.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.