Brown-backed whistler | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pachycephalidae |
Genus: | Pachycephala |
Species: | P. modesta |
Binomial name | |
Pachycephala modesta (De Vis, 1894) | |
Subspecies | |
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Synonyms | |
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The brown-backed whistler (Pachycephala modesta) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae endemic to New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The brown-backed whistler was originally described in the genus Poecilodryas.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:
- P. m. hypoleuca – Reichenow, 1915: Originally described as a separate species. Found in east-central New Guinea
- P. m. modesta – (De Vis, 1894): Found in southeast New Guinea
- P. m. telefolminensis – Gilliard & LeCroy, 1961: Found in central New Guinea
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Pachycephala modesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705460A94019836. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705460A94019836.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Pachycephala modesta |
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