White-breasted Whistler
Pachycephala lanioidesGould, J, 1840
English (US) White-breasted Whistler
The White-breasted Whistler (Pachycephala lanioides) 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 lanioides
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-breasted Whistler
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1840
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pachycephala lanioides carnarvoni
- Pachycephala lanioides lanioides
- Pachycephala lanioides fretorum
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pachycephala Lanioides
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1840
- Type locality
- northwest coast of Australia; restricted to Derby by Mathews, 1920, Birds Australia, 8, p. 255.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.7, no.82 p.142
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Pachycephala cinerea
Green-backed Whistler
Pachycephala albiventris
White-vented Whistler
Pachycephala homeyeri
Island Whistler
Pachycephala phaionota
Biak Whistler
Pachycephala melanorhyncha
Rusty Whistler
Pachycephala hyperythra
Grey Whistler
Pachycephala simplex
Wallacean Whistler
Pachycephala arctitorquis
Drab Whistler
Pachycephala griseonota
White-bellied Whistler
Pachycephala leucogastra
Black-headed Whistler
Pachycephala monacha
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris
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