Australian Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Australian Golden Whistler
The Australian Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) 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 pectoralis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Australian Golden Whistler
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Pachycephala pectoralis occidentalis
- Pachycephala pectoralis fuliginosa
- Pachycephala pectoralis glaucura
- Pachycephala pectoralis youngi
- Pachycephala pectoralis pectoralis
- Pachycephala pectoralis contempta
- Pachycephala pectoralis xanthoprocta
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- M[uscicapa] pectoralis
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- Nova Hollandia; restricted to Port Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales, by Mathews, 1920, Birds Australia, 8, p. 208.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.li
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Black-chinned Whistler
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Baliem Whistler
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Mangrove Golden Whistler
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Morningbird
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Brown-backed Whistler
Pachycephala modesta
Lorentz's Whistler
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Golden-backed Whistler
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Yellow-bellied Whistler
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