Mangrove whistler

Mangrove whistler
From Sundarbans, West Bengal, India
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pachycephalidae
Genus:	Pachycephala
Species:	P. cinerea
Binomial name
Pachycephala cinerea (Blyth, 1847)
Subspecies
See text
Synonyms
Muscitrea cinerea Pachycephala grisola

The mangrove whistler (Pachycephala cinerea) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae found in South-east Asia.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the mangrove whistler include the grey thickhead and white-bellied whistler. The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Pachycephala leucogastra . Formerly, both the green-backed and white-vented whistlers were considered to be subspecies of the mangrove whistler.

P. c. cinerea from Sundarban, India.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: ^[2]

• P. c. cinerea – (Blyth, 1847): Found from northeastern India to Indochina and the Greater Sundas
• Palawan thickhead (P. c. plateni), or Palawan whistler – (Blasius, W, 1888): Originally described as a separate species. Found in Palawan (Philippines)

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pachycephala cinerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22705440A94018952. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705440A94018952.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.