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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | Sometimes regarded conspecific with [[Golden Whistler]]. | + | Sometimes regarded conspecific with [[Golden Whistler]].<br /> |
+ | Gill and Donsker split this species into '''White-throated Whistler''' (''Pachycephala vitiensis'') and '''Fiji Whistler''' (''Pachycephala graeffii''). | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
*''P. v. utupuae'': Utupua Island ([[Solomon Islands]]) | *''P. v. utupuae'': Utupua Island ([[Solomon Islands]]) | ||
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*''P. v. aurantiiventris'': Yanganga and Vanua Levu ([[Fiji]]) | *''P. v. aurantiiventris'': Yanganga and Vanua Levu ([[Fiji]]) | ||
*''P. v. bella'': Vanua Lava (Banks Group) | *''P. v. bella'': Vanua Lava (Banks Group) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== |
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Alternative name: Fiji Whistler
- Pachycephala vitiensis
Identification
16-19 cm.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Sometimes regarded conspecific with Golden Whistler.
Gill and Donsker split this species into White-throated Whistler (Pachycephala vitiensis) and Fiji Whistler (Pachycephala graeffii).
Subspecies
- P. v. utupuae: Utupua Island (Solomon Islands)
- P. v. ornata: Northern Santa Cruz Islands
- P. v. kandavensis: Kandavu Islands (Fiji)
- P. v. lauana: Southern Lau Archipelago (Fiji)
- P. v. vitiensis: Ngau (Fiji)
- P. v. koroana: Karo (Fiji)
- P. v. torquata: Taveuni (Fiji)
- P. v. ambigua: Rambi and Kioa (Fiji)
- P. v. optata: Ovalu and se Viti Levu (Fiji)
- P. v. graeffii: Wala and Viti Levu (Fiji)
- P. v. aurantiiventris: Yanganga and Vanua Levu (Fiji)
- P. v. bella: Vanua Lava (Banks Group)
Habitat
Behaviour
Feeds mainly on insects and spiders.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- 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/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-throated Whistler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-throated_Whistler