- Pachycephala flavifrons
Identification
15 - 17cm.
Male:
- Plumage on head variable, some birds with yellow forehead and throat, others with yellow forehead and white throat
- Yellow or white side of head
- Dull black crown and ear-coverts
- Dull black upperwing and tail
- Yellow underparts
- Dark brown eyes
- Black bill and legs
Female:
- Paler forehead and upperparts
- Pale grey throat
Juveniles have dark brown upperparts and chestnut-brown underparts
Distribution
Endemic to Samoa. Found on Savai'i, Nu'utele and Upolu.
Common in parts of its range. Recently rediscovered on Nu'utele.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Has been treated as a subspecies of Golden Whistler.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and montanes. Most numerous in lowland forests.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects.
Breeding recorded in March and August. A described nest was placed 6m above the ground in a tree-fork. No other information.
Resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Samoan Whistler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Samoan_Whistler
