Mangrove whistler

Mangrove whistler
From Sundarbans, West Bengal, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species:
P. cinerea
Binomial name
Pachycephala cinerea
(Blyth, 1847)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Muscitrea cinerea
  • Pachycephala grisola

The mangrove whistler (Pachycephala cinerea) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae found in South-east Asia.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the mangrove whistler include the grey thickhead and white-bellied whistler. The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Pachycephala leucogastra. Formerly, both the green-backed and white-vented whistlers were considered to be subspecies of the mangrove whistler.

P. c. cinerea from Sundarban, India.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • P. c. cinerea – (Blyth, 1847): Found from northeastern India to Indochina and the Greater Sundas
  • Palawan thickhead (P. c. plateni), or Palawan whistler – (Blasius, W, 1888): Originally described as a separate species. Found in Palawan (Philippines)

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pachycephala cinerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705440A94018952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705440A94018952.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.


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