Whistlers (Pachycephalidae)
Regent Whistler (Pachycephala schlegelii) - HBW 12, p. 419
French: Siffleur de Schlegel
German: Schlegeldickkopf
Spanish: Silbador de Schlegel
Other common names: Schlegel’s Whistler
Taxonomy: Pachycephala Schlegelii Schlegel, 1871, Arfak Mountains, New Guinea.
Formerly considered conspecific with P. lorentzi, but found to occur sympatrically with that species. Both are members of a species group that includes also P. orpheus, P. nudigula, P. meyeri, P. soror, P. implicata, P. pectoralis, P. caledonica, P. jacquinoti, P. flavifrons, P. melanura and P. aurea. Racial identity of birds in Kumawa Mts (Bomberai Peninsula) and Torricelli Mts (North Coastal Range) uncertain; provisionally included in, respectively, nominate race and obscurior. Three subspecies curren.. View all taxonomy...
Formerly considered conspecific with P. lorentzi, but found to occur sympatrically with that species. Both are members of a species group that includes also P. orpheus, P. nudigula, P. meyeri, P. soror, P. implicata, P. pectoralis, P. caledonica, P. jacquinoti, P. flavifrons, P. melanura and P. aurea. Racial identity of birds in Kumawa Mts (Bomberai Peninsula) and Torricelli Mts (North Coastal Range) uncertain; provisionally included in, respectively, nominate race and obscurior. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- schlegelii Schlegel, 1871 - mountains of Vogelkop (Tamrau Mts, Arfak Mts) and Bomberai Peninsula (Kumawa Mts) and Wandammen Mts, in NW New Guinea.
- cyclopum E. J. O. Hartert, 1930 - Cyclops Mts, in CN New Guinea.
- obscurior E. J. O. Hartert, 1896 - mountain ranges of New Guinea E from Weyland Mts, including North Coastal Range (Torricelli Mts), Huon Peninsula (Saruwaged Mts) and SE peninsula.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male singing from a tree then flying away near Kumul Lodge. Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 20 August 2008 4 years ago 28 sec 2.5 -
A male singing from a tree then flying away near Kumul Lodge Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 20 August 2008 4 years ago 28 sec 2
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A perched bird.
Locality Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop Peninsula, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp schlegelii)
mehdhalaouate 10 January 2005 3 years ago 3.5 -
Dorsal view of male perched on a branch
Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp obscurior)
Mikko Pyhälä 14 August 2010 2 years ago 3.3
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3 regular metallic calls Locality Ambua Lodge, Tari Valley, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
(ssp obscurior)
Niels Poul Dreyer 3 years ago 4 -
A male singing Locality Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 18 August 2008 4 years ago 4 -
A bird singing Locality Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 18 August 2008 4 years ago 3
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