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Includes most of the former Rusty-breasted Whistler

Male P. c. fulviventris
Photo by mehdhalaouate
Sumba, Indonesia, November 2005

Pachycephala calliope

Identification

16-19 cm.

Distribution

Lesser Sundas and Java

Taxonomy

Sometimes regarded conspecific with Golden Whistler.

Some of this taxon's subspecies may warrant species status.

Subspecies

Female of subspecies fulvotincta
Photo by Floresexotictours
Lesser Sundas, Indonesia, December 2016

Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:

• P. c. javana: Eastern Java and Bali
• P. c. everetti: Tanahjampea, Kalaotoa and Madu islands (Flores Sea)
• P. c. fulvotincta: Western Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa to Alor)
• P. c. fulviventris: Sumba (Lesser Sundas)
• P. c. calliope: Eastern Lesser Sundas (Rote, Timor, Semau and Wetar)

Formerly recognized subspecies "arthuri" is currently considered a synonym of "calliope", but reference [4] notes that the mitochondrial DNA of subspecies calliope and arthuri is divergent.

Behaviour

Feeds mainly on insects and spiders.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
3. 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
4. Eaton, JA, B van Balen, NW Brickle, FE Rheindt 2021. Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago (Greater Sundas and Wallacea), Second Edition. Lynx Editions. ISBN978-84-16728-44-2

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Tenggara Whistler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tenggara_Whistler

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