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- Pachycephala mentalis
Identification
16-19 cm.
Distribution
North Moluccas
Taxonomy
Sometimes considered conspecific with Golden Whistler or Yellow-throated Whistler (may be united with the latter as "Moluccan Whistler").
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies [1]:
- P. m. mentalis: North Moluccas (Bacan, Halmahera and Morotai)
- P. m. tidorensis: North Moluccas (Tidore and Ternate)
- P. m. obiensis: South Moluccas (Obi and Bisa)
Habitat
Behaviour
Feeds mainly on insects and spiders.
References
- 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/
- 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
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to December 2007 (Corrigenda 7). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Simpson, K and N Day. 1998. Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-4877-5
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-chinned Whistler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-chinned_Whistler
External Links
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