The brown-backed whistler (Pachycephala modesta) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae endemic to New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Brown-backed whistler | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pachycephalidae |
Genus: | Pachycephala |
Species: | P. modesta |
Binomial name | |
Pachycephala modesta (De Vis, 1894) | |
Subspecies | |
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Synonyms | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
editThe brown-backed whistler was originally described in the genus Poecilodryas.
Subspecies
editThree subspecies are recognized:[2]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pachycephala modesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705460A94019836. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705460A94019836.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
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