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Rusty whistler

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Rusty whistler
Male illustration by William Matthew Hart
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species:
P. hyperythra
Binomial name
Pachycephala hyperythra
Salvadori, 1876
Subspecies

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The rusty whistler (Pachycephala hyperythra) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to lowland mountain areas of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Nomenclature

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Alternate names for the rusty whistler include the Bornean mountain whistler, brownish whistler, rufous-breasted whistler and rusty-breasted whistler. The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Pachycephala fulvotincta.

Subspecies

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Four subspecies are recognized:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Pachycephala hyperythra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22705457A118688000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22705457A118688000.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  3. ^ Boles, Walter (2020). "Rusty Whistler (Pachycephala hyperythra)". In Del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi; Christie, David; De Juana, Eduardo (eds.). Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.ruswhi1.01. S2CID 216443343.