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* ''P. g. cinerascens'' on Tidore, Ternate, Halmahera, Bacan and Morotai | * ''P. g. cinerascens'' on Tidore, Ternate, Halmahera, Bacan and Morotai | ||
* ''P. g. lineolata'' on Banggai Islands (Peleng) and Sula Islands (Taliabu, Seho and Sanana) | * ''P. g. lineolata'' on Banggai Islands (Peleng) and Sula Islands (Taliabu, Seho and Sanana) | ||
| − | * ''P. g. johni'': "Cinnamon-breasted Whistler" or "Obi Whistler". Obi | + | * ''P. g. johni'': "'''Cinnamon-breasted Whistler'''" or "'''Obi Whistler'''". Obi |
* ''P. g. examinata'' on Buru | * ''P. g. examinata'' on Buru | ||
* ''P. g. griseonota'' on Seram | * ''P. g. griseonota'' on Seram | ||
* ''P. g. kuehni'' on Kai Islands (Kai Besar, Tual, Kai Kecil) | * ''P. g. kuehni'' on Kai Islands (Kai Besar, Tual, Kai Kecil) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Lowland moist forests. Avoids mangroves. Occurs on some islands only in lowlands, on others like Seram up to 1100m. | Lowland moist forests. Avoids mangroves. Occurs on some islands only in lowlands, on others like Seram up to 1100m. | ||
Revision as of 21:35, 12 August 2023
- Pachycephala griseonota
Includes: Cinnamon-breasted Whistler; Obi Whistler
Identification
14 - 15.5cm (5½-6 in).
Nominate subspecies:
- Sooty grey crown, forehead and side of head
- Greyish-brown upperparts
- Dusky grey-brown upperwing and tail
- Off-white chin and throat
- Greyish-ochre breast
- Rusty ochre belly
- Black bill
Females are similar but more uniformely coloured. Immature similar to female.
- Kuehni is similar to nominate but has a tinged grey throat a duller grey-brown breast and a paler buffy ochre belly
- Lineolata is similar to kuehni but the back is greyer, the breast grey and the belly white
- Cinerascens has a browner back than lineolata, a darker breas and a white belly with a slight tinge of ochre
- Johni has olive-brown upperparts and uniform rusty cinnamon underparts
Distribution
Found on several islands of the Moluccas, Indonesia. Common on some, uncommon on other islands.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies [1], some of which may be treated as species by some authorities
- P. g. cinerascens on Tidore, Ternate, Halmahera, Bacan and Morotai
- P. g. lineolata on Banggai Islands (Peleng) and Sula Islands (Taliabu, Seho and Sanana)
- P. g. johni: "Cinnamon-breasted Whistler" or "Obi Whistler". Obi
- P. g. examinata on Buru
- P. g. griseonota on Seram
- P. g. kuehni on Kai Islands (Kai Besar, Tual, Kai Kecil)
Habitat
Lowland moist forests. Avoids mangroves. Occurs on some islands only in lowlands, on others like Seram up to 1100m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects. Sometimes in mixed-species flocks.
Breeding
Juveniles recorded in September. No other information about breeding.
Resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Drab Whistler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Drab_Whistler
