Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Vogelkop Whistler* |
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Pachycephala meyeri |
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Description (10)
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Vogelkop Whistler
© flickr.com
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Other Names (World)
Vogelkop Whistler, Grey-crowned Whistler, Gray-crowned Whistler, Meyer's Whistler
Family
Pachycephalidae (Whistlers)
Size
15 cm
First Described (Guide)
Salvadori, 1890
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, lowland moist shrubland. From 970 - 1,450 m.
Indonesia (B).
Vogelkop (Tamrau Mts, Arfak Mts), possibly also Foya Mts, in western New Guinea.
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Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
A descending series of soft, clear whistles with an abrupt ending.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)
Vogelkop Whistler (Pachycephala meyeri) [XC409685]
by id from nr German Camp, Syoubri, Arfak Mountains, Indonesia (song)
Vogelkop Whistler (Pachycephala meyeri) [XC345341]
by Frank Lambert from nr German Camp, Syoubri, Arfak Mountains, Indonesia (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
A member of a species group that includes also Fawn-breasted Whistler (Pachycephala orpheus), Bare-throated Whistler (Pachycephala nudigula), Sclater's Whistler (Pachycephala soror), Lorentz's Whistler (Pachycephala lorentzi), Regent Whistler (Pachycephala schlegelii), Guadalcanal Hooded Whistler (Pachycephala implicata), Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis), New Caledonian Whistler (Pachycephala caledonica), Tongan Whistler (Pachycephala jacquinoti), Samoan Whistler (Pachycephala flavifrons), Black-tailed Whistler (Pachycephala melanura) and Golden-backed Whistler (Pachycephala aurea).
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
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