Green-backed Whistler
Pachycephala albiventris(Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1894)
English (US) Green-backed Whistler
The Green-backed Whistler (Pachycephala albiventris) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pachycephalidae (Whistlers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pachycephala albiventris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green-backed Whistler
- Described by
- (Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1894)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pachycephala albiventris albiventris
- Pachycephala albiventris crissalis
- Pachycephala albiventris mindorensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hyloterpe albiventris
- Described by
- (Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1894)
- Type locality
- mountains of northern Luzon.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 3 p.49
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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