Alternative names: Grey-crowned Whistler; Meyer's Whistler
- Pachycephala meyeri
Identification
14.5cm. A little-known species from New Guinea:
- Slaty grey crown
- Greyish-brown ear-coverts
- Olive-green upperparts and tail
- Greyish-white throat
- Pale buffy-grey breast forming an obscure band
- Pale sulphur-yellow belly and undertail-coverts
- Brown eye
- Black bill
Sexes alike, juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
Endemic to Vogelkop (Arfak Mountains and Tamrau Mountains) in West Papua, Indonesia.
Seems to be common in its very small range.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Moist montanes. Found at 970 - 1450m.
Behaviour
No information about diet and breeding. Has been seen hover-gleaning.
Probably a 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. (2024) Vogelkop Whistler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Vogelkop_Whistler
