Whistlers (Pachycephalidae)
Brown-backed Whistler (Pachycephala modesta) - HBW 12, p. 415
French: Siffleur modeste
German: Braunrücken-Dickkopf
Spanish: Silbador Modesto
Other common names: Grey Mountain Pachycephala
Taxonomy: Poecilodryas modesta De Vis, 1894, Mount Maneao, 5000 feet [c. 1525 m], south-east New Guinea.
Relationships within genus uncertain. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- telefolminensis Gilliard & LeCroy, 1961 - Victor Emanuel Mts and Hindenburg Mts, in EC New Guinea.
- hypoleuca Reichenow, 1915 - mountains in provinces of Western, Southern and Eastern Highlands, Schrader Range, and Huon Peninsula (Saruwaged Mts), in E New Guinea.
- modesta ( De Vis, 1894) - Herzog Mts and mountains of SE New Guinea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird moving around in a tree Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 21 August 2008 3 years ago 19 sec 2
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