White-bellied pitohui

The white-bellied pitohui (Pseudorectes incertus) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found throughout the lowlands of southern New Guinea (Lorentz River to upper Fly River.

White-bellied pitohui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pseudorectes
Species:
P. incertus
Binomial name
Pseudorectes incertus
(van Oort, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Colluricincla incerta
  • Pitohui incertus

Taxonomy and systematics

The white-bellied pitohui was originally described in the genus Pitohui until moved to Pseudorectes by the IOC in 2013.[2] Alternatively, some other authorities classify the white-bellied pitohui in the genus Colluricincla. Alternate names for the white-bellied pitohui include the brown pitohui, mottle-breasted pitohui, mottled pitohui and white-bellied shrike-thrush.

Distribution and habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pseudorectes incertus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705579A94025325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705579A94025325.en.
  2. "IOC World Bird List 3.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.3.4.


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