Sclater's whistler
| Sclater's whistler | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. soror |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala soror Sclater, 1874 | |
| Subspecies | |
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The Sclater's whistler (Pachycephala soror) is a species of bird in the Pachycephalidae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The name commemorates the British zoologist Philip Lutley Sclater.[2]
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:[3]
- P. s. soror – Sclater, 1874: found in north-western New Guinea
- P. s. klossi – Ogilvie-Grant, 1915: found in central and eastern New Guinea
- P. s. octogenarii – Diamond, 1985: found in the Kumawa Mountains of western New Guinea
- P. s. bartoni – Ogilvie-Grant, 1915: found in south-eastern New Guinea and Goodenough Island
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pachycephala soror". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 304.
- ↑ IOC v.6.3
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