Mangrove golden whistler

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Kingdom Animalia Genus Pachycephala Phylum Chordata Rank Species		Family Pachycephalidae Scientific name Pachycephala melanura Higher classification Pachycephala Order Passerine

Similar Pachycephala, White‑breasted whistler, Grey whistler, Tongan whistler, White‑bellied whistler

The mangrove golden whistler or black-tailed whistler (Pachycephala melanura) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in mangrove forests and adjacent wet forests of Papua New Guinea and Australia.

Subspecies

Five subspecies are recognized:

P. m. dahli - Reichenow, 1897: Found in the Bismarck Archipelago and south-eastern New Guinea

Robust whistler (P. m. spinicaudus) - Mathews, 1912: Originally described as a separate species in the genus Pteruthius. Found in southern New Guinea and islands in the Torres Strait

P. m. violetae - (Pucheran, 1853): Found in northern Australia

P. m. melanura - Gould, 1843: Found in north-western Australia

P. m. robusta - Masters, 1876: This subspecies is also called "robust whistler". Found in northern Australia

References

Mangrove golden whistler Wikipedia

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