Melanesian Whistler
Pachycephala chloruraGray, GR, 1860
English (US) Melanesian Whistler
The Melanesian Whistler (Pachycephala chlorura) 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 chlorura
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Melanesian Whistler
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1860
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Pachycephala chlorura intacta
- Pachycephala chlorura cucullata
- Pachycephala chlorura chlorura
- Pachycephala chlorura littayei
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pachycephala chlorurus
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1860
- Type locality
- New Hebrides (Erromango, Aneiteum) ; restricted to Erromango by Mayr, 1932, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 531, p. 3.
- Original description
- Catalogue of the birds of the tropical islands of the Pacific Ocean, in the collection of the British Museum 1859 p.20
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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