White-breasted Whistler

Pachycephala lanioides

Large, chunky songbird with thick hooked bill, found in mangrove vegetation of northern Australia. Male gray above, white below, with black crown connected to black-and-brown collar that encloses white throat. White throat recalls similar Rufous Whistler. Female and immature gray above, pale below, with extensive fine streaking that fades into an almost white belly. Compare Little Shrikethrush, which is smaller with a more obvious pale eyebrow. Loud whistling calls, including a two-note rising "toooo-whittt.”

分类信息

Alternate names for the white-breasted whistler include white-bellied thickhead and white-bellied whistler. The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Pachycephala leucogastra.<p>Three subspecies are recognized:

学名
Pachycephala lanioides
命名信息
Gould, 1840
Passeriformes
Pachycephalidae
Pachycephala

分布与栖息地

迁徙
Resident species

保护状况

种群趋势
stable

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Harlequin Antbird

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