Pachycephala pectoralis (Golden Whistler)

Golden Whistler

Pachycephala pectoralis (Latham, J 1801)

The Australian golden whistler or golden whistler, is a species of bird found in forest, woodland, mallee, mangrove and scrub in Australia Most populations are resident, but some in south-eastern Australia migrate north during the winter. Its taxonomy is highly complex and remains a matter of dispute, with some authorities including as many as 59 subspecies of the golden whistler, while others treat several of these as separate species. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pachycephalidae
Genus:
   Pachycephala
Scientific:
  Pachycephala pectoralis

Original description

Citation:
(Latham, J 1801)

Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.

Protonym:
M[uscicapa] pectoralis

Type locality:
Nova Hollandia; restricted to Port Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales, by Mathews, 1920, Birds Australia, 8, p. 208.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/57/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
0B9A9028552645CC

Avibase ID:
avibase-0B9A9028

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0B9A9028

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561774

English:
Golden Whistler
Catalan:
xiuladora d'Austràlia
Czech:
pištec novokaledonský
Danish:
Almindelig Fløjter
German:
Gelbbauch-Dickkopf
Spanish:
Silbador Dorado
Finnish:
kultavatsaviheltäjä
French:
Siffleur doré
Hungarian:
aranyhasú légyvadász
Indonesian:
Kancilan Emas
Italian:
Zufolatore dorato
Japanese (romaji):
kibaramozuhitaki
Japanese:
キバラモズヒタキ
Dutch:
Gouden Fluiter
Norwegian:
Gullplystrer
Polish:
fletówka obrozna
Portuguese:
Sibilante-dourado
Russian:
Золотой свистун
Slovak:
Hlaváčik zlatý
Swedish:
guldvisslare
Ukrainian:
Свистун золотистий
Chinese:
金啸鹟

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Australian Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 9]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Australian Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 9]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Pachycephala [pectoralis or occidentalis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements: 9 15 3 12 6 7 1 18 10 4 13 5 16 2 17 11 14 8

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Other related concepts

Pachycephala orioloides whitneyi

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