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[[Image:Golden_Whistler.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Male ''P. p. pectoralis''<br />Photo by {{user|Mitcon|Mitcon}}<br />Adelaide, [[South Australia]], September 2005]]
 
[[Image:Golden_Whistler.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Male ''P. p. pectoralis''<br />Photo by {{user|Mitcon|Mitcon}}<br />Adelaide, [[South Australia]], September 2005]]
 
;[[:Category:Pachycephala|Pachycephala]] pectoralis
 
;[[:Category:Pachycephala|Pachycephala]] pectoralis
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'''Includes Western Whistler'''
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'''Includes Baliem Whistler'''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
16 - 19cm (6-7½ in).
 
16 - 19cm (6-7½ in).
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Common in most of its range.
 
Common in most of its range.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Has been considered conspecific with some other Whistlers, especially with [[Black-tailed Whistler]], [[Tongan Whistler]], [[New Caledonian Whistler]], [[Vanuatu Whistler]], [[Oriole Whistler]], [[Fulvous-tinted Whistler]], [[Black-chinned Whistler]], [[Bismarck Whistler]] and [[Banda Sea Whistler]].  
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Has been considered conspecific with some other Whistlers, especially with [[Black-tailed Whistler]], [[Tongan Whistler]], [[New Caledonian Whistler]], [[Vanuatu Whistler]], [[Oriole Whistler]], [[Fulvous-tinted Whistler]], [[Black-chinned Whistler]], [[Bismarck Whistler]], [[Western Whistler]] and [[Banda Sea Whistler]].  
 
[[Image:Xanthoprocta.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Male ''P. p. xanthoprocta''<br />Photo by {{user|OzV|OzV}}<br />Mount Pitt, [[Norfolk Island]], June 2005 ]]
 
[[Image:Xanthoprocta.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Male ''P. p. xanthoprocta''<br />Photo by {{user|OzV|OzV}}<br />Mount Pitt, [[Norfolk Island]], June 2005 ]]
 
Norfolk Island Whistler (''P. p. xanthoprocta'') has been proposed as a full species and other subspecies have been included in other species.
 
Norfolk Island Whistler (''P. p. xanthoprocta'') has been proposed as a full species and other subspecies have been included in other species.
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There are 7 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
There are 7 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
*''P. p. balim'':
 
*''P. p. balim'':
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:*Northern [[New Guinea]] (Ballim and Bele valleys) - split as full species Baliem Whistler by Clements
 
*''P. p. pectoralis'':
 
*''P. p. pectoralis'':
 
:*Eastern [[Australia]] (Cooktown, [[Queensland]] to Hunter River, [[New South Wales]]
 
:*Eastern [[Australia]] (Cooktown, [[Queensland]] to Hunter River, [[New South Wales]]
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:*[[Tasmania]] and Flinders Island (Bass Strait)
 
:*[[Tasmania]] and Flinders Island (Bass Strait)
 
*''P. p. fuliginosa'':
 
*''P. p. fuliginosa'':
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:*South-western [[Western Australia]] to south-eastern [[South Australia]] and western [[Victoria]]. WA part of the range (not the SA or VIC range) elevated to full species by Gill and Donsker as Western Whistler (''Pachycephala occidentalis'')
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:*South-western [[Western Australia]] to south-eastern [[South Australia]] and western [[Victoria]].
 
*''P. p. contempta'':
 
*''P. p. contempta'':
 
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Resident species. Some [[Australia]]n populations known to make altitudinal movements.
 
Resident species. Some [[Australia]]n populations known to make altitudinal movements.
 
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Revision as of 19:14, 16 August 2016

Alternative name: Australian Golden Whistler

Male P. p. pectoralis
Photo by Mitcon
Adelaide, South Australia, September 2005
Pachycephala pectoralis

Includes Baliem Whistler

Identification

16 - 19cm (6-7½ in).

Female P. p. pectoralis
Photo by Rose Fletcher
Nangawooka Flora Reserve, Victor Harbor, South Australia, April 2008
  • Black head, nape and band around upper breast
  • White throat
  • Yellow nape extending to breast and underparts
  • Olive-green back
  • Females have brownish-grey upperparts
  • xanthoprocta with brownish-grey head, chin, throat and upperparts and only slightly yellow on underparts
  • Similar to Black-tailed Whistler from northern Australia but note black tail in latter

Distribution

Australia and New Guinea.
Common in most of its range.

Taxonomy

Has been considered conspecific with some other Whistlers, especially with Black-tailed Whistler, Tongan Whistler, New Caledonian Whistler, Vanuatu Whistler, Oriole Whistler, Fulvous-tinted Whistler, Black-chinned Whistler, Bismarck Whistler, Western Whistler and Banda Sea Whistler.

Male P. p. xanthoprocta
Photo by OzV
Mount Pitt, Norfolk Island, June 2005

Norfolk Island Whistler (P. p. xanthoprocta) has been proposed as a full species and other subspecies have been included in other species.

Subspecies

There are 7 subspecies[1]:

  • P. p. balim:
  • Northern New Guinea (Ballim and Bele valleys) - split as full species Baliem Whistler by Clements
  • P. p. pectoralis:
Immature male (rufous on wings}
Photo by julien
Eagle Point, Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia, March 2006
  • P. p. youngi:
  • P. p. glaucura:
  • Tasmania and Flinders Island (Bass Strait)
  • P. p. fuliginosa:
  • P. p. contempta:
  • Lord Howe Island
  • P. p. xanthoprocta:
  • Norfolk Island

Habitat

Very varied in the type of forest and scrub habitat acceptable, from rainforest and mangrove to gardens to dry scrub.

Behaviour

Diet

Feeds mainly on insects and spiders.

Breeding

In Australia, breeding season is mainly August to January. The nest is a cup made of twigs, grass, plant stems and other material. It's usually placed around 3m above the ground. Lays 2 - 3 eggs. Brood parasitism by Pallid Cuckoo, Fan-tailed Cuckoo and Brush Cuckoo reported.

Movements

Subspecies contempta
Photo by Mat & Cathy
Lord Howe Island, December 2007

Resident species. Some Australian populations known to make altitudinal movements.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  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
  3. Simpson, K and N Day. 1998. Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-4877-5
  4. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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