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Black pitohui

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Melanorectes

Higher classification
  
Melanorectes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Melanorectes nigrescens

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Rusty pitohui, Mottled berryhunter, Wattled ploughbill, Sulphur‑vented whistler, Pitohui

The black pitohui (Melanorectes nigrescens) is a species of bird in the monotypic genus of Melanorectes in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Taxonomy and systematics

The black pitohui was originally described in the genus Rectes (a synonym for the genus Pitohui) and re-classified to Melanorectes in 2013. Alternate names include black whistler and dusky pitohui.

Subspecies

The following six subspecies are recognized:

  • M. n. nigrescens(Schlegel, 1871): Found in northwestern New Guinea
  • M. n. wandamensis(Hartert, 1930): Found in Wandammen Peninsula (western New Guinea)
  • M. n. meeki(Rothschild & Hartert, 1913): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Pitohui. Found in west-central New Guinea
  • M. n. buergersi(Stresemann, 1922): Found in northern and east-central New Guinea
  • M. n. hartertiReichenow, 1911: Originally described as a separate species. Found in northeastern New Guinea
  • M. n. schistaceus(Reichenow, 1900): Found in southeastern New Guinea
  • References

    Black pitohui Wikipedia


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