Bismarck whistler
| Bismarck whistler | |
|---|---|
| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. citreogaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala citreogaster Ramsay, 1876 | |
| Subspecies | |
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The Bismarck whistler (Pachycephala citreogaster) is a species of bird in the Pachycephalidae family, which is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
It is variably considered a subspecies of a widespread golden whistler (P. pectoralis) or treated as a separate species, but strong published evidence in favour of either treatment is limited, and further study is warranted to resolve the complex taxonomic situation.[1]
Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognized:[2]
- P. c. citreogaster - Ramsay, 1876: Found on New Hanover, New Britain and New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago)
- P. c. sexuvaria - Rothschild & Hartert, 1924: Found on St. Matthias Islands (northern Bismarck Archipelago)
- P. c. goodsoni - Rothschild & Hartert, 1914: Found on Admiralty Islands (north of New Guinea)
- P. c. tabarensis - Mayr, 1955: Found on Tabar Island (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)
- P. c. ottomeyeri - Stresemann, 1933: Found on Lihir Island (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)
Description
The males of the Bismarck whistler are white-throated unlike the yellow-throated males of the oriole whistler (P. orioloides) to the south-east.[1]
References
- 1 2 Boles, W. E. (2007). Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis). pp. 421-423 in: del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie, D. eds (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.
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