White-vented whistler

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White-vented whistler
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species:
P. homeyeri
Binomial name
Pachycephala homeyeri
(Blasius, W., 1890)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Hyloterpe Homeyeri
  • Pachycephala grisola homeyeri
  • Pachycephala homeyerei

The white-vented whistler (Pachycephala homeyeri) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in the southern Philippines and a few islands of Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Taxonomy and systematics

The alternate name 'white-bellied whistler' should not be confused with the species of the same name, Pachycephala leucogastra . Formerly, some authorities considered the white-vented whistler to be a subspecies of the mangrove whistler.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized: [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pachycephala homeyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22705446A94019356. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705446A94019356.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.