Bougainville whistler

The Bougainville whistler (Pachycephala richardsi) or Bougainville hooded whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found on Bougainville Island, east of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The Bougainville whistler was split from the Hooded whistler in 2014.[2]

Bougainville whistler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species:
P. richardsi
Binomial name
Pachycephala richardsi
Mayr, 1932
Synonyms
  • Pachycephala implicata richardsi

References
  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Pachycephala richardsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103693352A112515761. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103693352A112515761.en.
  2. "IOC World Bird List 4.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.4.4.


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