Sclater's whistler

Updated on Dec 11, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Pachycephala Higher classification Pachycephala		Phylum Chordata Family Pachycephalidae Scientific name Pachycephala soror Rank Species
Similar Pachycephala, White‑bellied whistler, Island whistler, Tongan whistler, Grey whistler

The Sclater's whistler (Pachycephala soror), or hill golden whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The name commemorates the British zoologist Philip Lutley Sclater.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:

P. s. soror – Sclater, 1874: found in north-western New Guinea

P. s. klossi – Ogilvie-Grant, 1915: found in central and eastern New Guinea

P. s. octogenarii – Diamond, 1985: found in the Kumawa Mountains of western New Guinea

P. s. bartoni – Ogilvie-Grant, 1915: found in south-eastern New Guinea and Goodenough Island

References

Sclater's whistler Wikipedia

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