Western whistler
| Western whistler | |
|---|---|
| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala occidentalis Ramsay, 1878 | |
The western whistler (Pachycephala occidentalis) is a species of bird in the Pachycephalidae family, which is found in southwestern Australia. It was variably considered a subspecies of a widespread Australian golden whistler (P. pectoralis), but molecular studies suggested a closer relationship to the mangrove golden whistler (P. melanura).
References
- Joseph, L., Á.S. Nyári, and M.J. Andersen. 2014. Taxonomic consequences of cryptic speciation in the Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis complex in mainland southern Australia. Zootaxa 3900: 294–300.
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