Island Whistler
Pachycephala phaionota(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
English (US) Island Whistler
The Island Whistler (Pachycephala phaionota) 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.
Range: Moluccas including Kai Islands, Aru Islands, and Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pachycephala phaionota
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Island Whistler
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Myiolestes phaionotus
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
- Type locality
- Banda Islands.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.358
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Drab Whistler
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White-bellied Whistler
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