Olive Whistler
Pachycephala olivaceaVigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827
English (US) Olive Whistler
The Olive Whistler (Pachycephala olivacea) 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 olivacea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Olive Whistler
- Described by
- Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Pachycephala olivacea macphersoniana
- Pachycephala olivacea olivacea
- Pachycephala olivacea bathychroa
- Pachycephala olivacea apatetes
- Pachycephala olivacea hesperus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827
- Type locality
- no type locality; Tasmania designated by Mathews, 1920, Birds Australia, 8, p. 261.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15, pt.1 p.241
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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