Louisiade whistler

The Louisiade whistler (Pachycephala collaris) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, which is endemic to the Louisiade Archipelago south-east of New Guinea. It was split from the Bismarck whistler by the IOC in 2015.[1]

Louisiade whistler
Male illustration by William Matthew Hart
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species:
P. collaris
Binomial name
Pachycephala collaris
Ramsay, 1878
Subspecies

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Taxonomy and systematics

It has been variably considered a subspecies of a widespread golden whistler (P. pectoralis) or treated as a separate species, but strong published evidence in favour of either treatment is limited, and further study is warranted to resolve the complex taxonomic situation.[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[3]

  • P. c. collaris - Ramsay, 1878: Found in the Louisiade Archipelago except Rossel Island
  • P. c. rosseliana - Hartert, 1898: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Rossel Island (Louisiade Archipelago)

References
  1. "IOC World Bird List 5.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.5.1.
  2. Boles, W. E. (2007). Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis). pp. 421-423 in: del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie, D. eds (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2
  3. "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.


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