Raja Ampat Pitohui - BirdForum Opus

Pitohui cerviniventris

Identification

20-21 cm

• Cerviniventris
  • Paler grey crown and side of head than back
  • Greyish-brown throat
  • Greyish-brown upperparts
  • Browner and darker wings and tail
  • Rust coloured underparts

• Pallidus
  • Paler than cerviniventris, particularly on underparts

Distribution

Islands near New Guinea

Taxonomy

Southern Variable Pitohui, Raja Ampat Pitohui, and Northern Variable Pitohui were previously included in Variable Pitohui

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized^[1].

• P. c. pallidus on Sagewin and Batanta islands
• P. c. cerviniventris on Waigeo and Gemien islands

Habitat

Inhabits lowlands, ranging from primary forests to edges and gardens.

Behaviour

Food includes insects and food.

Vocalisation

Melodious whistles covering a large range in pitch and given at a relatively slow pace (about one note per second but most notes rather complex).

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
3. del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Raja Ampat Pitohui (Pitohui cerviniventris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.varpit4.01

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Raja Ampat Pitohui. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Raja_Ampat_Pitohui

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