Alternative name: Island Robin-whistler
- Pachycephala phaionota
Identification
16cm. An indistinctive whistler:
- Greyish-brown crown and side of head
- Brown ear-coverts, dark grey washed lores
- Brown upperparts
- Brown tail
- White chin and throat
- Dull white underparts with greyish-ochre wash (on breast and flanks mainly)
- Paler centre of belly and undertail-coverts
- Brown eye
- Black bill
Sexes alike. Juveniles have olive-brown upperparts
Distribution
Found on small islands from the Moluccas to west New Guinea (Indonesia).
Restricted-range species, common to uncommon in its range.
Taxonomy
Forms a superspecies with Mangrove Whistler, White-vented Whistler and Green-backed Whistler.
Subspecies
Clements regards this as a monotypic species [1].
The proposed subspecies stresemanni is considered invalid by most authorities.
Habitat
Found along the coast in beach scrub, secondary scrub and mangroves. Occasionally in plantations (cove and nutmeg).
Behaviour
Feeds on insects.
Nesting recorded in August and September. The nest is a small woven cup, placed around 2m above the ground. Lays 2 eggs.
Resident species.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Island Whistler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Island_Whistler
External Links
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