Bismarck whistler

Bismarck whistler
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pachycephalidae
Genus:	Pachycephala
Species:	P. citreogaster
Binomial name
	Pachycephala citreogaster; Ramsay, 1876
Subspecies
	See text

The Bismarck whistler (Pachycephala citreogaster) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, which is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago north-east of New Guinea.

Taxonomy and systematics[]

Prior to 2015, the western whistler was considered as a subspecies of the Australian golden whistler until recognized as a separate species.^[1] Some other authorities still consider it to be a subspecies of a wide-ranging golden whistler, but strong published evidence in favour of either treatment is limited, and further study is warranted to resolve the complex taxonomic situation.^[2]

Subspecies[]

Five subspecies are recognized:^[3]

P. c. citreogaster - Ramsay, 1876: Found on New Hanover, New Britain and New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago)
P. c. sexuvaria - Rothschild & Hartert, 1924: Found on St. Matthias Islands (northern Bismarck Archipelago)
P. c. goodsoni - Rothschild & Hartert, 1914: Found on Admiralty Islands (north of New Guinea)
P. c. tabarensis - Mayr, 1955: Found on Tabar Island (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)
P. c. ottomeyeri - Stresemann, 1933: Found on Lihir Island (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)

Description[]

The males of the Bismarck whistler are white-throated unlike the yellow-throated males of the oriole whistler (P. orioloides) to the south-east.^[2]

References[]

^ "Species Updates « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Boles, W. E. (2007). Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis). pp. 421-423 in: del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie, D. eds (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2
^ "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.

[1] "Species Updates « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.

[HBW-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Boles, W. E. (2007). Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis). pp. 421-423 in: del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie, D. eds (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2

[3] "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.

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