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).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (30)...)

Yellow-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala philippinensis) [XC623049]
by Jelle Scharringa from Near waterfall trail, Samar National Park, Eastern Visayas, Philippines (call)

Yellow-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala philippinensis) [XC270761]
by Rolf A. de By from Rajah Sikatuna NP, Bohol, Philippines (call, song)

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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