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Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia, August 2007

Pachycephala lorentzi

[edit] Identification

15 - 16.5cm. A little known Whistler from New Guinea:

• Grey crown, face and nape
• Olive green upperparts with black upperwing and tail
• White throat mottled with grey
• Grey upper breast
• Dull yellow rest of underparts
• Dark brown eye
• Black bill

Females like males. Juveniles have chestnut-red plumage.

[edit] Similar species

Similar to female Regent Whistler but note grey breast band (olive-grey in Regent Whistler).

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to the Highlands of central New Guinea.
Fairly common in its restricted range.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.
Formerly considered conspecific with Regent Whistler but occurs sympatrically.

[edit] Habitat

Moist montane and alpine shrub. Occurs at 1750 - 3800m.

[edit] Behaviour

Feeds on insects.
A male in breeding conditions was recorded in August. No other information about breeding.
Resident species.

[edit] References

1. 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.
2. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422

• List of references

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