Island whistler

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Island whistler
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species:
P. phaionota
Binomial name
Pachycephala phaionota
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Myiolestes phaionotus
  • Pachycephala phaionotum
  • Pachycephala phaionotus

The island whistler (Pachycephala phaionota) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae native to the Moluccas and islands of Western New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

The island whistler was originally described in the genus Myiolestes (a synonym for Colluricincla ).

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Pachycephala phaionota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22705449A118687241. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22705449A118687241.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.