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Fawn breasted whistler

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Pachycephala

Higher classification
  
Pachycephala

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pachycephalidae

Scientific name
  
Pachycephala orpheus

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Pachycephala, White‑bellied whistler, Island whistler, Tongan whistler, Green‑backed whistler

The fawn-breasted whistler (Pachycephala orpheus) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in Indonesia and East Timor. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Alternate names for the fawn-breasted whistler include the Sunda whistler and Timor whistler. The former name is shared with the bare-throated whistler.

References

Fawn-breasted whistler Wikipedia