Vogelkop whistler

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Vogelkop whistler
Vogelkop Whistler imported from iNaturalist photo 3315361 on 29 February 2024.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species:
P. meyeri
Binomial name
Pachycephala meyeri
Salvadori, 1890

The Vogelkop whistler (Pachycephala meyeri) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. They like decorating their nests blue so they can get the Buzz (Bird Huzz).

Alternate names for the Vogelkop whistler include the grey-crowned whistler and Meyer's whistler.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pachycephala meyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22705473A94020457. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705473A94020457.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.