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Green backed whistler

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Pachycephala

Higher classification
  
Pachycephala

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pachycephalidae

Scientific name
  
Pachycephala albiventris

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Yellow‑bellied whistler, Pachycephala, White‑vented whistler, Tongan whistler, White‑bellied whistler

The green-backed whistler (Pachycephala albiventris), or olive-backed whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

Formerly, some authorities considered the green-backed whistler to be a subspecies of the mangrove whistler.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:

  • P. a. albiventris – (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894): Found on northern Luzon (Philippines)
  • P. a. crissalis – (Zimmer, JT, 1918): Originally described as a separate species. Found on central and southern Luzon (Philippines)
  • P. a. mindorensis – (Bourns & Worcester, 1894): Originally described as a separate species. Found on Mindoro (Philippines)

    • References

    Green-backed whistler Wikipedia
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