New Caledonian whistler
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. caledonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala caledonica (Gmelin, 1789)
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The New Caledonian whistler (Pachycephala caledonica) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.
Taxonomy and systematics[]
The New Caledonian whistler was originally classified in the genus Muscicapa. It has also been treated as a subspecies of the golden whistler. Until 2014, it was considered conspecific with the Melanesian whistler.[2]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pachycephala caledonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705503A94021593. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705503A94021593.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Taxonomy 4.1 to 4.4 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Pachycephala
- Endemic birds of New Caledonia
- Birds described in 1789
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
- Corvoidea stubs