Oriole whistler
| Oriole whistler | |
|---|---|
| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. orioloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala orioloides Pucheran, 1853 | |
| Subspecies | |
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The oriole whistler (Pachycephala orioloides), also known as the yellow-throated whistler (leading to easy confusion with Pachycephala macrorhyncha), is a species of bird in the Pachycephalidae family, which is endemic to the Solomon Islands, and the islands of Bougainville and Buka in far eastern Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
It is variably considered a subspecies of a widespread golden whistler (P. pectoralis) or treated as a separate species, but strong published evidence in favour of either treatment is limited, and further study is warranted to resolve the complex taxonomic situation.[1] Even if not recognized as a separate species, the oriole whistler includes several very different subspecies, though the males are united by their yellow throat.
Subspecies
Nine subspecies are recognized:[2]
- P. o. bougainvillei - Mayr, 1932: Found on Buka, Bougainville and Shortland Islands
- P. o. orioloidesi - Pucheran, 1853: Found on Choiseul, Malakobi, Santa Isabel and Florida Islands
- P. o. centralis - Mayr, 1932: Found on eastern New Georgia Islands
- P. o. melanopteras - Mayr, 1932: Found on southern New Georgia Islands
- P. o. melanonota - Hartert, 1908: Found on Ranongga and Vella Lavella
- P. o. pavuvu - Mayr, 1932: Found on Pavuvu
- P. o. sanfordi - Mayr, 1931: Found on Malaita
- P. o. cinnamomea - (Ramsay, EP, 1879): Found on Beagle Island and Guadalcanal
- P. o. christophori - Tristram, 1879: Found on Santa Ana and San Cristóbal Island
Distribution
The oriole whistler is found throughout the Solomons, except in the Santa Cruz Islands where the males are white-throated (populations from southern part of this island group are associated with the Melanesian whistler, P. caledonica, while those from the northern and central part are associated with the white-throated whistler, P. vitiensis).[1]
References
- 1 2 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.