Rusty whistler
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| Rusty whistler | |
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| File:Pachycephala hyperythra - The Birds of New Guinea (cropped).jpg | |
| Male illustration by William Matthew Hart | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. hyperythra
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala hyperythra Salvadori, 1876
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| Subspecies | |
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The rusty whistler (Pachycephala hyperythra) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to lowland mountain areas of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Nomenclature
[edit | edit source]Alternate names for the rusty whistler include the Bornean mountain whistler, brownish whistler, rufous-breasted whistler and rusty-breasted whistler. The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Pachycephala fulvotincta.
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]Four subspecies are recognized:[2][3]
- P. h. hyperythra Salvadori, 1876 : Wandammen, Weyland & Foja Mountains ; upper Fly, Palmer and Ok Tedi rivers.
- P. h. sepikiana Stresemann, 1921 : mountains northern New Guinea.
- P. h. reichenowi Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1911 : Saruwaged Range.
- P. h. salvadorii Rothschild, 1897 : mountains east from Lake Kutubu and Mount Bosavi.
References
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