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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
16-19 cm. | 16-19 cm. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | Sometimes regarded conspecific with [[Golden Whistler]].<br /> | + | Sometimes regarded conspecific with [[Golden Whistler]] and with [[Fiji Whistler]].<br /> |
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*''P. v. utupuae'': Utupua Island ([[Solomon Islands]]) | *''P. v. utupuae'': Utupua Island ([[Solomon Islands]]) | ||
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*''P. v. lauana'': Southern Lau Archipelago ([[Fiji]]) | *''P. v. lauana'': Southern Lau Archipelago ([[Fiji]]) | ||
*''P. v. vitiensis'': Ngau ([[Fiji]]) | *''P. v. vitiensis'': Ngau ([[Fiji]]) | ||
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- Pachycephala vitiensis
Identification
16-19 cm.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Sometimes regarded conspecific with Golden Whistler and with Fiji Whistler.
Subspecies
- P. v. utupuae: Utupua Island (Solomon Islands)
- P. v. ornata: Northern Santa Cruz Islands
- P. v. kandavensis: Kandavu Islands (Fiji)
- P. v. lauana: Southern Lau Archipelago (Fiji)
- P. v. vitiensis: Ngau (Fiji)
Habitat
Behaviour
Feeds mainly on insects and spiders.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to December 2007 (Corrigenda 7). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-throated Whistler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-throated_Whistler