Morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa)

Other Scientific Names
Colluricincla tenebrosa [Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868]

Other Names (World)
Morningbird, Palau Morning Bird

Family
Pachycephalidae (Whistlers)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hartlaub & Finsch, 1868)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Palau (B).

Palau Is (Babelthuap, Koror, Garakayo, Peleliu, Ngabad).

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.

Habits
Solitary or in pairs, occasionally small groups.

Voice
Song is a pleasing jumble of liquid chirps and whistles, broken into short segments. Scold is a series of harsh raspy notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa) [XC113918]
by id from Crocodile Road, Peleliu, Palau (song)

Morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa) [XC291721]
by Todd Mark from Ngarmeduu Bay Conservation Area, Koror, Palau (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Has previously been placed in genus Pitohui or in a monotypic Malacolestes, but appears to be an insular derivative of Little Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla megarhyncha) group.

References
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