Whistlers (Pachycephalidae)
Black-headed Whistler (Pachycephala monacha) - HBW 12, p. 429
French: Siffleur moine
German: Arudickkopf
Spanish: Silbador Monje
Other common names: Black-backed Whistler
Taxonomy: Pachycephala ? monacha G. R. Gray, 1858, Aru Islands.
Forms a superspecies with P. griseonota, P. rufiventris, P. leucogastra and P. arctitorquis. Sometimes treated as conspecific with last three of these; in SE New Guinea, hybridizes with P. leucogastra on Sogeri Plateau and in R Angabunga area (from Bereina to Mafulu). Race lugubris commonly referred to as dorsalis, but former name has priority. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- monacha G. R. Gray, 1858 - Aru Is, off SW New Guinea.
- lugubris Salvadori, 1878 - patchily in New Guinea mountains from Charles Louis Mts, mouth of R Mimika and R Utanata, Snow and Victor Emanuel Ranges, and N base of Bewani Mts, R Puwani and Saruwaged Mts E to Owen Stanley Mts.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched high in a tree and calling Locality Tari, Tari Valley, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp lugubris)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 August 2002 4 years ago 14 sec 3.3
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A bird singing against other birds Locality Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 16 August 2008 2 years ago 4 -
short whistled note Locality Tari Valley, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
(ssp lugubris)
dreyernp 15 July 1990 1 year ago 3
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