Whistlers (Pachycephalidae)
Yellow-flanked Whistler (Hylocitrea bonensis) - HBW 12, p. 411
French: Siffleur à flancs jaunes
German: Olivflanken-Dickkopf
Spanish: Silbador Flanquiamarillo
Other common names: Olive-flanked/Celebes/Sulawesi Whistler, Celebes Mountain Whistler, Buff-throated Thickhead/Whistler
Taxonomy: Pachycephala bonensis A. B. Meyer and Wiglesworth, 1894, Bone Mountains, Sulawesi.
Sometimes retained in genus Pachycephala, but differs in colour pattern, considerably reduced rictal bristles and more rounded wing. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bonensis (A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1894) - mountains of N, C & SE Sulawesi.
- bonthaina (A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1896) - Mt Lompobattang, in SW Sulawesi.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult male perched on a branch.
Locality Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp bonensis)
Rob Hutchinson 1 September 2009 35 weeks ago 4 -
A single bird foraging in mid-canopy.
Locality Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp Hylocitrea b. bonensis)
David Beadle 26 October 2011 1 year ago 3.2
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