Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Rufous Whistler
The Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) 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 rufiventris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous Whistler
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Pachycephala rufiventris minor
- Pachycephala rufiventris falcata
- Pachycephala rufiventris pallida
- Pachycephala rufiventris rufiventris
- Pachycephala rufiventris xanthetraea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- S[ylvia] rufiventris
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- Nova Hollandia; restricted to Sydney, New South Wales, by Mathews, 1920, Birds Australia, 8, p. 235.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.liv
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Whistlers and Allies
Mangrove Whistler
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
White-breasted Whistler
Pachycephala lanioides
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