New Caledonian whistler

The New Caledonian whistler (Pachycephala caledonica) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.

New Caledonian whistler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species:
P. caledonica
Binomial name
Pachycephala caledonica
(Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Muscicapa caledonica
  • Pachycephala pectoralis caledonica

Taxonomy and systematics

The New Caledonian whistler was originally classified in the genus Muscicapa. It has also been treated as a subspecies of the golden whistler. Until 2014, it was considered conspecific with the Melanesian whistler.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Pachycephala caledonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Taxonomy 4.1 to 4.4 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
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