Alternative names: Mountain Whistler; Solomon Whistler; Solomon Mountain Whistler; Hooded Whistler
- Pachycephala implicata
Identification
16.5cm (6 in).
Male:
- Black head
- Olive upperparts
- Black tail
- Dark grey chin to upper breast
- Yellowish-olive rest of underparts
- Black bill
Female:
- Grey crown and side of head
- Greenish-olive upperparts
- Pale grey chin, throat and upper breast
- Olive-yellow rest of underparts
Juveniles similar to female but with rufous underparts and upperparts
Distribution
Found on Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands).
Generally uncommon.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Bougainville Hooded Whistler.
Habitat
Montane forests mainly at 1200 - 2400m. Co-occurs with Golden Whistler in lower elevations.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects. Takes sometimes small snails, berries and seeds.
Breeding
Fledglings were seen in October. No other information about breeding.
Movements
Resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Guadalcanal Hooded Whistler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Guadalcanal_Hooded_Whistler
