Western whistler
Western whistler | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pachycephalidae |
Genus: | Pachycephala |
Species: | P. fuliginosa
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Binomial name | |
Pachycephala fuliginosa Ramsay, 1878
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The western whistler (Pachycephala fuliginosa) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae found in southwest Australia. Prior to 2015, the western whistler was considered as a subspecies of the Australian golden whistler until recognized as a separate species following molecular studies that suggested a closer relationship to the mangrove golden whistler species complex.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Species Updates « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- Joseph, L., Á.S. Nyári, and M.J. Andersen. 2014. Taxonomic consequences of cryptic speciation in the Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis complex in mainland southern Australia. Zootaxa 3900: 294–300.
Categories:
- Pachycephala
- Endemic birds of Southwest Australia
- Birds described in 1878
- Taxa named by Edward Pierson Ramsay
- Corvoidea stubs