Black Pitohui (Melanorectes nigrescens) [XC176396]
by Iain Woxvold from Rondon Ridge, Mount Hagen, Dei District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea (call)
Black Pitohui (Melanorectes nigrescens) [XC26316]
by Niels Krabbe from Near Kumul Lodge, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (call)
Subspecies
The following 6 subspecies are recognised:
nigrescens (Schlegel, 1871) - Vogelkop (Tamrau Mts, Arfak Mts), in north-western New Guinea.
wandamensis (Hartert, 1930) - Wandammen Peninsula, in western New Guinea.
meeki (Rothschild & Hartert, 1913) - Mountains in western New Guinea (Weyland, Nassau and Oranje Ranges).
buergersi Stresemann, 1922 - East-central New Guinea (Sepik Mts and Hindenburg Mts east to Mt Hagen).
harterti Reichenow, 1911 - Huon Peninsula (Saruwaged Mts), in north-eastern New Guinea.
schistaceus (Reichenow, 1900) - South-eastern New Guinea eastern from Herzog Mts.