Avibase: Pachycephala [pectoralis or occidentalis, excl. balim]

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Golden or Western Whistler [excl. balim]

Pachycephala [pectoralis or occidentalis, excl. balim] (= 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:
D96B2D74F97F342D

Avibase ID:
avibase-D96B2D74

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D96B2D74

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561774

English:
Golden or Western Whistler [excl. balim]
French:
Siffleur doré ou S. occidental [excl. balim]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Golden or Western Whistler [excl. balim] ( Pachycephala [pectoralis or occidentalis, excl. balim])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Golden or Western Whistler [excl. balim] ( Pachycephala [pectoralis or occidentalis, excl. balim])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Golden or Western Whistler [excl. balim] ( Pachycephala [pectoralis or occidentalis, excl. balim])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Golden or Western Whistler [excl. balim] ( Pachycephala [pectoralis or occidentalis, excl. balim])
Avilist 2025: Australian Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 18]
Clements, version 2024: Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 18]
Clements, version 2025: Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 18]
eBird version 2024: Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 18]
eBird version 2025: Golden Whistler ( Pachycephala pectoralis) [version 18]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Pachycephala [pectoralis or caledonica]

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Bulgarian: Златист дебелоглав дрозд
Catalan: xiuladora daurada
Danish: Gylden Fløjter
German: Gelbbauch-Dickkopf
English: Australian Golden Whistler, Golden or Western Whistler [excl. balim], Golden Whistler
English (Avilist): Golden Whistler
English, HBW: Golden Whistler (Eastern/Western/Baliem)
English (IOC): Australian Golden/Western Whistler
English (United States): Golden Whistler
Esperanto: ora pakicefalo
Spanish: Silbador Dorado
Spanish (Spain): Silbador dorado
Finnish: kultavatsaviheltäjä
French: Siffleur doré, Siffleur doré ou S. occidental [excl. balim]
Croatian: zlatna zviždavka
Indonesian: Kancilan timur
Scientific: Pachycephala [pectoralis or occidentalis, excl. balim], Pachycephala pectoralis
Dutch: Gouden fluiter
Norwegian: gullplystrer
Polish: fletówka żółtobrzucha
Portuguese (Portugal): Assobiadeira-dourada
Slovak: hlaváčik zlatý
Serbian: Zlatni zviždač
Swedish: guldvisslare
Turkish: Altuni Islıkçı