White-vented whistler
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. homeyeri
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| Pachycephala homeyeri (Blasius, W., 1890)
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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.
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]
- P. h. homeyeri – (Blasius, W., 1890): Found in south and southwestern Philippines; Sipadan and Pandanan Islands, off eastern Sabah (Malaysia)
- P. h. major – (Bourns & Worcester, 1894): Found on Cebu (Philippines)
- P. h. winchelli – (Bourns & Worcester, 1894): Originally described as a separate species. Found in west-central Philippines
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pachycephala homeyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705446A94019356. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705446A94019356.en.
- ^ "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.