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Fawn-breasted Whistler

Pachycephala orpheus Jardine, W 1849

The fawn-breasted whistler is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found on the islands of Timor and Wetar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Source: Wikipedia

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

Original description

Citation:
  Jardine, W 1849

Reference:
   Contrib. Orn. [Jardine] 2 p.129,130

Protonym:
  Pachycephala orpheus

Type locality:
  Timor.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/211381#page/278/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E9D372021C7974BC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E9D37202

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E9D37202

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561773

Geographic range:

  • Pachycephala orpheus: eastern Lesser Sundas (Semau, Timor, Jaco, and Wetar)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Fawn-breasted Whistler
Catalan:
xiuladora de Timor
Czech:
pištec zpěvný
Danish:
Timorfløjter
German:
Orpheusdickkopf
Spanish:
Silbador de Timor
Spanish (Spain):
Silbador de Timor
Finnish:
timorinviheltäjä
French:
Siffleur orphée
Croatian:
timorska zviždavka
Italian:
Zufolatore pettofulvo
Japanese (romaji):
chimo-rumozuhitaki
Japanese:
チモールモズヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Timorinis švilpikas
Dutch:
Orpheusfluiter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Orfeusplystrar
Norwegian:
Orfeusplystrer
Polish:
fletówka płowa
Portuguese:
assobiadeira-de-peito-fulvo
Portuguese (Portugal):
sibilante-timorense
Russian:
Тиморский свистун
Slovak:
hlaváčik sundský
Swedish:
timorvisslare
Ukrainian:
Свистун тиморський
Chinese:
褐胸啸鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
帝汶嘯鶲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 14]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 14]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 14]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 14]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 14]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 14]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 14]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 14]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 14]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 14]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 14]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Siffleur orphée ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Siffleur orphée ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Clements 1st edition:
Timor Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus)
Clements, version 2021:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 17]
Clements, version 2022:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 17]
Clements, version 2023:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 17]
Clements, version 2024:
Pachycephala orpheus orpheus [version 18]
Clements 3rd edition:
Timor Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus)
Clements 4th edition:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 8]
Clements, version 2015:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 8]
Clements, version 2016:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 12]
Clements, version 2017:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 12]
Clements, version 2018:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 15]
Clements, version 2019:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 15]
eBird version 1.50:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
eBird version 1.52:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
eBird version 1.53:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 5]
eBird version 1.54:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 5]
eBird version 1.55:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 8]
eBird version 2015:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 8]
eBird version 2016:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 12]
eBird version 2017:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 12]
eBird version 2018:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 15]
eBird version 2019:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 15]
eBird version 2021:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 17]
eBird version 2022:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 17]
eBird version 2023:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 17]
eBird version 2024:
Fawn-breasted Whistler (Timor) ( Pachycephala orpheus orpheus) [version 18]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 6]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 6]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 14]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 14]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 14]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 9]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 9]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 10]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 10]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 10]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 11]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 11]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 11]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 11]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 11]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 11]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 11]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 11]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 11]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 11]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 11]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 11]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 16]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 16]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 16]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 16]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 16]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 16]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 16]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Pachycephala orpheus orpheus [version 18]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Timor Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Pachycephala orpheus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Pachycephala orpheus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Pachycephala orpheus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Fawn-breasted Whistler ( Pachycephala orpheus) [version 3]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pachycephala orpheus [version 3]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pachycephala orpheus [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: xiuladora de Timor
Czech: Pištec zpevný, pištec zpěvný
Danish: TimorfFløjter, Timorfløjter
German: Orpheus Dickkopf, Orpheusdickkopf
English: Fawn breasted Whistler, Fawn-breasted Whistler, Fawn-breasted Whistler (Timor), Sunda Whistler, Timor Whistler
English, HBW: Fawn-breasted Whistler
English (IOC): Fawn-breasted Whistler
English (United States): Fawn-breasted Whistler
Spanish: Chiflador de Pecho Crema, Silbador de Timor
Spanish (Spain): Silbador de Timor
Spanish (HBW): Fawn-breasted Whistler
Finnish: Timorinviheltäjä
French: Pachycéphale d'Orphée, Siffleur orphée
Croatian: timorska zviždavka
Indonesian: Kancilan Timor
Italian: Zufolatore pettocastano, Zufolatore pettofulvo
Japanese (romaji): chimoarumozuhitaki, chimo-rumozuhitaki
Japanese: チモアルモズヒタキ, チモールモズヒタキ
Scientific: Pachycephala orpheus, Pachycephala orpheus orpheus
Lithuanian: Timorinis švilpikas
Dutch: Orpheusfluiter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Orfeusplystrar
Norwegian: Orfeusplystrer
Polish: fletówka plowa, fletówka płowa
Portuguese: assobiadeira-de-peito-fulvo
Portuguese (Portugal): sibilante-timorense
Russian: Тиморский свистун
Slovak: hlaváčik sundský
Swedish: Timorvisslare
Turkish: Solgun Islıkçı, Solgun ıslıkçı
Ukrainian: Свистун тиморський
Chinese: 褐胸啸鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 帝汶嘯鶲

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