Alternative name: Bornean Mountain Whistler
- Pachycephala hypoxantha
Identification
16cm.
- Dull olive-yellow crown and upperparts
- Grey lores
- Bright yellow underparts, sarawacensis with very uniform yellow, nominate with olive wash
- Blackish tail
- Dark iris
- Black bill
Females have more olive throat and breast. Juveniles are almost entirely rufous-brown.
Distribution
Endemic to Borneo.
Common in most of its range.
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies:
Forms a superspecies with Yellow-bellied Whistler and Sulphur-bellied Whistler.
Habitat
Montane forest. Found at 900 - 2000m, locally on Mount Kinabalu up to 2600m.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects and sometimes seeds.
Small groups of this species are often seen busy feeding on small insects on trees. They also join bird-waves.
Fledglings have been seen in Juny and November. No other information about breeding.
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.
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bornean Whistler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bornean_Whistler
