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White-throated Whistler

Pachycephala vitiensis Gray, GR 1860

The Fiji whistler is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, endemic to Fiji. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Pachycephalidae
Genus:
   Pachycephala
Scientific:
  Pachycephala vitiensis


Original description

Citation:
  Gray, GR 1860

Reference:
   Cat. Birds Trop. Isl. Pacif. Ocean 1859 p. 20

Protonym:
  Pachycephala vitiensis

Type locality:
  Ngau, Fiji.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13969667#page/32/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  782BDEE303D79C36

Avibase ID:
  avibase-782BDEE3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/782BDEE3


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916494

Geographic range:

  • Pachycephala vitiensis: outlying islands of southern Fiji
  • Pachycephala vitiensis vitiensis: Gau (central Fiji)
  • Pachycephala vitiensis kandavensis: Kadavu (southwestern Fiji)
  • Pachycephala vitiensis lauana: southern Lau Archipelago (southern Fiji)
English:
White-throated Whistler
Danish:
Fijifløjter
Finnish:
fidzinviheltäjä
French:
Siffleur des Fidji
Italian:
Zufolatore delle Fiji
Chinese:
白喉啸鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
白喉嘯鶲


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-throated Whistler ( Pachycephala vitiensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-throated Whistler ( Pachycephala vitiensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-throated Whistler ( Pachycephala vitiensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-throated Whistler ( Pachycephala vitiensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-throated Whistler ( Pachycephala vitiensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-throated Whistler ( Pachycephala vitiensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-throated Whistler ( Pachycephala vitiensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-throated Whistler ( Pachycephala vitiensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-throated Whistler ( Pachycephala vitiensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
White-throated Fiji Whistler ( Pachycephala vitiensis) [version 18]
eBird version 1.55:
Fiji Whistler (White-throated) ( Pachycephala vitiensis [vitiensis Group]) [version 8]
eBird version 2015:
Fiji Whistler (White-throated) ( Pachycephala vitiensis [vitiensis Group]) [version 8]
eBird version 2016:
Fiji Whistler (White-throated) ( Pachycephala vitiensis [vitiensis Group]) [version 12]
eBird version 2017:
Fiji Whistler (White-throated) ( Pachycephala vitiensis [vitiensis Group]) [version 12]
eBird version 2018:
Fiji Whistler (White-throated) ( Pachycephala vitiensis [vitiensis Group]) [version 15]
eBird version 2019:
Fiji Whistler (White-throated) ( Pachycephala vitiensis [vitiensis Group]) [version 15]
eBird version 2021:
Fiji Whistler (White-throated) ( Pachycephala vitiensis [vitiensis Group]) [version 17]
eBird version 2022:
Fiji Whistler (White-throated) ( Pachycephala vitiensis [vitiensis Group]) [version 17]
eBird version 2023:
Fiji Whistler (White-throated) ( Pachycephala vitiensis [vitiensis Group]) [version 17]
eBird version 2024:
White-throated Fiji Whistler ( Pachycephala vitiensis) [version 18]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
White-throated Fiji Whistler ( Pachycephala vitiensis) [version 18]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Pachycephala [vitiensis or utupuae] (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 synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Danish: Fijifløjter
German: Fidschidickkopf, Fidschidickkopf [vitiensis-Gruppe]
English: Fiji Whistler (White-throated), White-throated Fiji Whistler, White-throated Whistler
English, HBW: Fiji Whistler (White-throated)
English (IOC): Fiji Whistler (White-throated)
English (United States): Fiji Whistler (White-throated)
Spanish: Silbador de Fiyi, Silbador de Fiyi (grupo vitiensis)
Spanish (Spain): Silbador de Fiyi (grupo vitiensis)
Spanish (HBW): Fiji Whistler (White-throated)
Finnish: fidzinviheltäjä
French: Siffleur des Fidji, Siffleur des Fidji (nominal), Siffleur des Fidji (vitiensis), Siffleur des Fidji [vitiensis]
Italian: Zufolatore delle Fiji
Japanese (romaji): fiji-mozuhitaki (vitiensis guru-pu)
Japanese: フィジーモズヒタキ (vitiensis グループ), フィジーモズヒタキ(vitiensis グループ)
Scientific: Pachycephala vitiensis, Pachycephala vitiensis [vitiensis Group], Pachycephala vitiensis vitiensis
Dutch: Fijifluiter, Fijifluiter (vitiensis groep)
Norwegian: fijiplystrer (vitiensis gr.), Hvitstrupeplystrer
Polish: fletówka fidżyjska, fletówka fidżyjska [gr. vitiensis]
Portuguese (Portugal): sibilante-das-fiji [grupo vitiensis]
Russian: Белозобый свистун [группа vitiensis]
Slovak: hlaváčik bielohrdlý, hlaváčik bielohrdlý (skup.)
Swedish: Fijivisslare, fijivisslare [gruppen vitiensis], fijivisslare [vitiensis Group]
Turkish: Fiji Islıkçısı [vitiensis grubu], Fiji ıslıkçısı [vitiensis grubu]
Chinese: 白喉啸鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 白喉嘯鶲

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