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Louisiade whistler

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Aves

Family
  
Pachycephalidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Pachycephala

The Louisiade whistler (Pachycephala collaris) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, which is endemic to the Louisiade Archipelago south-east of New Guinea. It was split from the Bismarck whistler by the IOC in 2015.

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Taxonomy and systematics

It has been variably considered a subspecies of a widespread golden whistler (P. pectoralis) or treated as a separate species, but strong published evidence in favour of either treatment is limited, and further study is warranted to resolve the complex taxonomic situation.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:

  • P. c. collaris - Ramsay, 1878: Found in the Louisiade Archipelago except Rossel Island
  • P. c. rosseliana - Hartert, 1898: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Rossel Island (Louisiade Archipelago)

    • References

    Louisiade whistler Wikipedia
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