Genus: Pachycare
Description
This genus contains just one species, the Goldenface from New Guinea.
It shares with other Whistlers the strong voice and the bright yellow underparts.
Taxonomy
Pachycare is a genus in the family Acanthizidae.2
It was formerly placed in the family Pachycephalidae and has also been considered to belong to the Australasian Robins.
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| P. flavogriseum | Goldenface | ||
References
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- Norman J.A., Boles W.E. & Christidis L. 2009. Relationships of the New Guinean songbird genera Amalocichla and Pachycare based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. In: Journal of Avian Biology 40: 640 - 645
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pachycare. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pachycare
