Bismarck whistler | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pachycephalidae |
Genus: | Pachycephala |
Species: | P. citreogaster
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Binomial name | |
Pachycephala citreogaster Ramsay, 1876
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Subspecies | |
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The Bismarck whistler (Pachycephala citreogaster) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, which is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago north-east of New Guinea.
Prior to 2015, the western whistler was considered as a subspecies of the Australian golden whistler until recognized as a separate species.[1] Some other authorities still consider it to be a subspecies of a wide-ranging golden whistler, but strong published evidence in favour of either treatment is limited, and further study is warranted to resolve the complex taxonomic situation.[2]
Five subspecies are recognized:[3]
The males of the Bismarck whistler are white-throated unlike the yellow-throated males of the oriole whistler (P. orioloides) to the south-east.[2]