Bismarck Whistler
Pachycephala citreogaster
A brightly colored bird with a bright golden belly, a black chest and head, and a clean white throat. Back, wings, and tail olive. Found in most island habitats, including urban gardens. Voice consists of loud whistles, ending in a two-noted whipcrack sound.
Identification
The males of the Bismarck whistler are white-throated unlike the yellow-throated males of the oriole whistler (P. orioloides) to the south-east.
Taxonomy
Prior to 2015, the western whistler was considered as a subspecies of the Australian golden whistler until recognized as a separate species. 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.<p>Five subspecies are recognized:
- Scientific name
- Pachycephala citreogaster
- Authority
- Ramsay, EP, 1876
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pachycephalidae
- Genus
- Pachycephala
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Distribution
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