Biology:Mangrove golden whistler

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Short description: Species of bird

Mangrove golden whistler
Pachycephala melanura female.jpg
Female Pachycephala melanura robusta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species:
P. melanura
Binomial name
Pachycephala melanura
Gould, 1843
Subspecies

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The mangrove golden whistler (Pachycephala melanura) or black-tailed whistler, 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:[2]

  • Pachycephala melanura 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

Wikidata ☰ Q3116418 entry