Brown-backed Whistler
Pachycephala modesta(De Vis, CW, 1894)
English (US) Brown-backed Whistler
The Brown-backed Whistler (Pachycephala modesta) 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 modesta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-backed Whistler
- Described by
- (De Vis, CW, 1894)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pachycephala modesta modesta
- Pachycephala modesta telefolminensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Poecilodryas modesta
- Described by
- (De Vis, CW, 1894)
- Type locality
- Mt. Maneao, 5,000 ft., southeastern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annual Report on British New Guinea from 1st July, 1893 to 30th June 1894 with Appendices App.EE p.101
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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