White-bellied whistler
| White-bellied whistler | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. leucogastra |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala leucogastra Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875 | |
| Subspecies | |
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The white-bellied whistler (Pachycephala leucogastra) is a species of bird in the Pachycephalidae family. The species has an oddly discontinuous distribution, occurring in two small patches of northern New Guinea, one small patch in south eastern New Guinea and on Rossel Island in the Louisiade Archipelago (off the tip of eastern New Guinea). The species uses a variety of habitats, including wet eucalyptus forests, mangrove forests, savanna, and modified habitats like rubber plantations.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- P. l. leucogastra – Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875: found in southeastern New Guinea
- P. l. meeki – Hartert, 1898: found on Rossel Island (Louisiade Archipelago)
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pachycephala leucogastra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ IOC v.6.3
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