Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Pachycephalidae (Whistlers & Allies)  
Genus: Pachycephala (53 species)


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Green-backed Whistler (Pachycephala albiventris)
Range: OR: Luzon and Mindoro (n Philippines)
 



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Wallacean Whistler (Pachycephala arctitorquis)
Range: AU: Lesser Sundas and s Moluccas
 



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Golden-backed Whistler (Pachycephala aurea)
Range: AU: patchily from wc to se New Guinea
 



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Baliem Whistler (Pachycephala balim)
Range: AU: montane wc New Guinea
 



New Caledonian Whistler
New Caledonian Whistler (Pachycephala caledonica) Male
Range: AU: Grande Terre and Ile des Pins (New Caledonia)
Rivière Bleu National Park, Grand Terre Island, New Caledonia  
 
Photograph by Graham Ekins   © All Rights Reserved.


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Rusty-breasted Whistler (Pachycephala calliope)
Range: OR, AU: Java and Bali to c, e Lesser Sundas; Flores Sea is. s of Sulawesi and Timor, Semau and Wetar (e Lesser Sundas)
 



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Melanesian Whistler (Pachycephala chlorura)
Range: AU: Vanuatu and Loyalty Is. (New Caledonia)
 



Mangrove Whistler
Mangrove Whistler (Pachycephala cinerea cinerea)
Range: OR: ne Indian coasts and Andaman Is. to Vietnam, Sumatra and satellites, Borneo, Maratua (e of ne Borneo), islands in Java Sea, Java, Bali and Lombok (w Lesser Sundas) and Palawan (sw Philippines)
Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia  
 
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.


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Bismarck Whistler (Pachycephala citreogaster)
Range: AU: Bismarck Arch.
 



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Louisiade Whistler (Pachycephala collaris)
Range: AU: Louisiade Arch. (e of se New Guinea)
 



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Rennell Whistler (Pachycephala feminina) Near Threatened
Range: AU: Rennell (se Solomon Is.)
 



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Samoan Whistler (Pachycephala flavifrons)
Range: PO: Savaii, Upolu and Nu-utele (e of Upolu; w Samoa, c Polynesia)
 



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Western Whistler (Pachycephala fuliginosa)
Range: AU: sw, sc Australia
 



Yellow-throated Fiji Whistler
Yellow-throated Fiji Whistler (Pachycephala graeffii)
Range: PO: e, w, c Fiji (sw Polynesia)
Fiji  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


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Drab Whistler (Pachycephala griseonota)
Range: AU: Banggai and Sula is. (e of Sulawesi) and Moluccas
 



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White-vented Whistler (Pachycephala homeyeri)
Range: OR: West Visayas and Sulu Arch. (wc, s Philippines) and e Bornean islets
 



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Rusty Whistler (Pachycephala hyperythra)
Range: AU: New Guinea
 



Bornean Whistler
Bornean Whistler (Pachycephala hypoxantha)
Range: OR: Borneo
Borneo  
 
Photograph by Stephen G. Davis   © All Rights Reserved.


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Hooded Whistler (Pachycephala implicata)
Range: AU: montane Guadalcanal (sc Solomon Is.)
 



Gilbert's Whistler
Gilbert's Whistler (Pachycephala inornata)
Range: AU: s SA to ec NSW (s Australia)
Holder, South Australia, Australia  
 
Photograph by Peter Jacobs     Copyright and usage info


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Tongan Whistler (Pachycephala jacquinoti) Near Threatened
Range: PO: Vava'u group and Late I. (n Tonga, sc Polynesia)
 



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Cinnamon-breasted Whistler (Pachycephala johni)
Range: AU: Obi (nc Moluccas)
 



White-breasted Whistler
White-breasted Whistler (Pachycephala lanioides) Male
Range: AU: coastal nw to nc Australia
Australia  
 
Photograph by Brian McCauley     Copyright and usage info


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White-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala leucogastra)
Range: AU: nc, se New Guinea and Louisiade Arch. (e of se New Guinea)
 



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Lorentz's Whistler (Pachycephala lorentzi)
Range: AU: montane wc New Guinea
 



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Yellow-throated Whistler (Pachycephala macrorhyncha)
Range: AU: Banggai and Sula is. (e of Sulawesi), c, s Moluccas and e Lesser Sundas
 



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Biak Whistler (Pachycephala melanorhyncha)
Range: AU: Biak (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)
 



Mangrove Golden Whistler
Mangrove Golden Whistler (Pachycephala melanura)
Range: AU: widespread Australia through Bismarck Arch. and n Solomon Is.
Australia  
 
Photograph by Brian McCauley     Copyright and usage info


Black-chinned Whistler
Black-chinned Whistler (Pachycephala mentalis mentalis) Male
Range: AU: n Moluccas
Sidangoli, Halmahera, Indonesia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Vogelkop Whistler
Vogelkop Whistler (Pachycephala meyeri)
Range: AU: montane Bird's Head (nw New Guinea)
Mokwam, West Papua, Indonesia  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


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Brown-backed Whistler (Pachycephala modesta)
Range: AU: montane c, e New Guinea
 



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Black-headed Whistler (Pachycephala monacha)
Range: AU: Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and New Guinea
 



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Bare-throated Whistler (Pachycephala nudigula)
Range: AU: montane w, c Lesser Sundas
 



Olive Whistler
Olive Whistler (Pachycephala olivacea apatetes)
Range: AU: se Australia and Tasmania
Melaleuca, Southwest Conservation Area, Tasmania, Australia  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


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Oriole Whistler (Pachycephala orioloides)
Range: AU: Solomon Is.
 



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Nendo Whistler (Pachycephala ornata)
Range: AU: Nendo, Reef and Duff Is. (n Santa Cruz Is.=Temotu, se Solomon Is.)
 



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Fawn-breasted Whistler (Pachycephala orpheus)
Range: AU: Rote, Timor, Jaco (e of Timor), Atauro (between Timor and Wetar) and Wetar (e Lesser Sundas); Roma (=Romang, e of Wetar; e Lesser Sundas); Leti and Moa (e of Timor, e Lesser Sundas)
 



Australian Golden Whistler
Australian Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis glaucura) Male
Range: AU: e Australia, Tasmania, and Lord Howe and Norfolk is. (e of Australia)
Risdon Brook Park, Tasmania, Australia  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info

Australian Golden Whistler
Australian Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) Female
Range: AU: e Australia, Tasmania, and Lord Howe and Norfolk is. (e of Australia)
Muckleford Forest, Australia  
 
Photograph by Patrick Kavanagh     Copyright and usage info


Island Whistler
Island Whistler (Pachycephala phaionota)
Range: AU: islets of Nanusa (Talaud Is., ne of Sulawesi), Moluccas, Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Rani (Geelvink Bay, nw New Guinea) and Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea)
Merpati Island, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia  
 
Photograph by David Cook     Copyright and usage info


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Yellow-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala philippinensis)
Range: OR: Philippines (except Palawan group, Mindoro, West Visayas and Sulu Arch.)
 



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Bougainville Whistler (Pachycephala richardsi)
Range: AU: montane Bougainville (n Solomon Is.)
 



Rufous Whistler
Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) Male
Range: AU: Australia and New Caledonia
Rise and Shine Nature Conservation Reserve, Clydesdale, Victoria, Australia  
 
Photograph by Patrick Kavanagh     Copyright and usage info

Rufous Whistler
Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) Female
Range: AU: Australia and New Caledonia
Glen Davis, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia  
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


Red-lored Whistler
Red-lored Whistler (Pachycephala rufogularis) Male Vulnerable
Range: AU: patchy in se SA, ns VIC and wc NSW (se Australia)
Gluepot Reserve, Australia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Regent Whistler
Regent Whistler (Pachycephala schlegelii) Male
Range: AU: montane New Guinea
Papua New Guinea  
 
Photograph by Stephen G. Davis   © All Rights Reserved.


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Babar Whistler (Pachycephala sharpei)
Range: AU: Babar (far e Lesser Sundas)
 



Grey Whistler
Grey Whistler (Pachycephala simplex)
Range: AU: s Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites, and n Australia
Waigeo, West Papua, Indonesia  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Grey Whistler
Grey Whistler (Pachycephala simplex)
Range: AU: s Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites, and n Australia
Australia  
 
Photograph by Brian McCauley     Copyright and usage info

Populations north of Australia might be browner on the back and yellower in front, and are called the Brown Whistler by HBW.

Sclater's Whistler
Sclater's Whistler (Pachycephala soror) Male
Range: AU: montane New Guinea
Ambua Lodge, Papua New Guinea  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Sclater's Whistler
Sclater's Whistler (Pachycephala soror klossi) Female
Range: AU: montane New Guinea
Ambua, Papua New Guinea  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Sulphur-vented Whistler
Sulphur-vented Whistler (Pachycephala sulfuriventer)
Range: AU: montane Sulawesi
Tangkoko, Manado, Indonesia  
 
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.


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Morningbird (Pachycephala tenebrosa)
Range: PO: Palau (w Caroline Is., w Micronesia)
 



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Selayar Whistler (Pachycephala teysmanni)
Range: OR: Selayar (s of sw Sulawesi)
 



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Utupua Whistler (Pachycephala utupuae)
Range: AU: Utupua (sc Santa Cruz Is.=Temotu, se Solomon Is.)
 



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Vanikoro Whistler (Pachycephala vanikorensis)
Range: AU: Vanikoro (se Santa Cruz Is.=Temotu, se Solomon Is.)
 



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White-throated Fiji Whistler (Pachycephala vitiensis)
Range: PO: s Fiji (sw Polynesia)
 




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