Grey whistler

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Grey whistler
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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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The grey whistler (Pachycephala simplex) or brown whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in northern Australia and New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

Subspecies

Eleven subspecies are recognized: [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Pachycephala simplex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22705481A118602869. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22705481A118602869.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-02-01.