Southern Variable Pitohui
Pitohui uropygialis
A fairly large bird of mainly secondary lowland and foothill forest edge. As the name suggests, a variably plumaged bird. Males mostly have a black hood, wing and tail with belly and back, chestnut or orange-brown. Males and females of some races have a brown head. Very similar to Hooded Pitohui, but Southern Variable is usually found at lower elevation and has black rather than brown above the base of the tail. Song, a varied, jumbled warble.
Taxonomy
This species was split from the northern variable pitohui in 2013.<p>Five subspecies are recognized:
- Scientific name
- Pitohui uropygialis
- Authority
- (Gray, GR, 1862)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Oriolidae
- Genus
- Pitohui
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- unknown
Photos
Distribution
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