Yellow-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala philippinensis)

Family
Pachycephalidae (Whistlers)

Size
15 - 15.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Walkden, 1872)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (27)...)

Yellow-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala philippinensis) [XC629415]
by Jelle Scharringa from Luzon; Laguna Province; Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve, Philippines (call)

Yellow-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala philippinensis) [XC35284]
by David Edwards from Hamut, Baliuag, Sierra Madre Mountains, Luzon, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Sulphur-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala sulfuriventer) and Bornean Whistler (Pachycephala hypoxantha).

The following 7 subspecies are recognised:

philippinensis (Walkden, 1872) - Luzon and Catanduanes (northern Philippines).
fallax (McGregor, 1904) - Calayan, in northern Philippines.
illex (McGregor, 1907) - Camiguin Norte, in northern Philippines.
apoensis (Mearns, 1905) - East-central and southern Philippines (Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Dinagat, most of Mindanao, Pujada).
boholensis Parkes, 1966 - Bohol (south-central Philippines).
siquijorensis Rand & Rabor, 1957 - Siquijor (south-central Philippines).
basilanica (Mearns, 1909) - Western Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula) and Basilan, in southern Philippines.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yellow-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala philippinensis) - 10 files

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