Biology:White-bellied pitohui

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Short description: Species of bird

White-bellied pitohui
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.130600 1 - Pitohui incertus van Oort, 1909 - Pachycephalidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pseudorectes
Species:
P. incertus
Binomial name
Pseudorectes incertus
(van Oort, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Colluricincla incerta
  • Pitohui incertus

The white-bellied pitohui (Pseudorectes incertus) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found throughout the lowlands of southern New Guinea (Lorentz River to upper Fly River.

Taxonomy and systematics

The white-bellied pitohui was originally described in the genus Pitohui until moved to Pseudorectes by the IOC in 2013.[2] Alternatively, some other authorities classify the white-bellied pitohui in the genus Colluricincla. Alternate names for the white-bellied pitohui include the brown pitohui, mottle-breasted pitohui, mottled pitohui and white-bellied shrike-thrush.

Distribution and habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q27075311 entry