Whistlers (Pachycephalidae)

Black Pitohui (Pitohui nigrescens) - HBW 12, p. 435

French: Pitohui noir German: Mohrenpitohui Spanish: Pitohuí Negro
Other common names: Dusky Pitohui/Wood-shrike

Taxonomy: Rectes nigrescens Schlegel, 1871, Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop, New Guinea.
Six subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • nigrescens (Schlegel, 1871) - Vogelkop (Tamrau Mts, Arfak Mts), in NW New Guinea.
  • wandamensis E. J. O. Hartert, 1930 - Wandammen Peninsula, in W New Guinea.
  • meeki Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1913 - mountains in W New Guinea (Weyland, Nassau and Oranje Ranges).

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  • nigrescens (Schlegel, 1871) - Vogelkop (Tamrau Mts, Arfak Mts), in NW New Guinea.
  • wandamensis E. J. O. Hartert, 1930 - Wandammen Peninsula, in W New Guinea.
  • meeki Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1913 - mountains in W New Guinea (Weyland, Nassau and Oranje Ranges).
  • buergersi Stresemann, 1922 - EC New Guinea (Sepik Mts and Hindenburg Mts E to Mt Hagen).
  • harterti (Reichenow, 1911) - Huon Peninsula (Saruwaged Mts), in NE New Guinea.
  • schistaceus (Reichenow, 1900) - SE New Guinea E from Herzog Mts.
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