Green-backed whistler

The green-backed whistler (Pachycephala albiventris) or olive-backed whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Green-backed whistler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species:
P. albiventris
Binomial name
Pachycephala albiventris
Subspecies

See text

Synonyms
  • Hyloterpe albiventris
  • Pachycephala grisola albiventris

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Taxonomy and systematics

Formerly, some authorities considered the green-backed whistler to be a subspecies of the mangrove whistler.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • P. a. albiventris – (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894): Found on northern Luzon (Philippines)
  • P. a. crissalis – (Zimmer, JT, 1918): Originally described as a separate species. Found on central and southern Luzon (Philippines)
  • P. a. mindorensis – (Bourns & Worcester, 1894): Originally described as a separate species. Found on Mindoro (Philippines)

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pachycephala albiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705443A94019197. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705443A94019197.en.
  2. "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.


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