White-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala leucogastra)

Other Names (World)
White-bellied Whistler, Rossel Island Whistler

Family
Pachycephalidae (Whistlers)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875

Habitat
Moist savanna. Also, subtropical and tropical mangroves, plantations.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
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Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

White-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala leucogastra) [XC140304]
by Frank Lambert from Varirata NP Approach Road, Central Province, Papua New Guinea (call)

White-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala leucogastra) [XC24739]
by Phil Gregory from Varirata National Park, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Drab Whistler (Pachycephala griseonota), Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris), Black-headed Whistler (Pachycephala monacha) and Wallacean Whistler (Pachycephala arctitorquis). Sometimes regarded as conspecific with one more of them. White-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala leucogastra) hybridizes with Black-headed Whistler (Pachycephala monacha) on Sogeri Plateau and in R Angabunga area (from Bereina to Mafulu).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

leucogastra Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875 - Coastal south-eastern New Guinea from Hall Sound Seast to Port Moresby.
meeki Hartert, 1898 - Louisiade Archipelago (Rossel I), off south-eastern New Guinea.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala leucogastra) - 5 files

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