Black pitohui

Species of bird

Black pitohui

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Passeriformes
Family:  | Pachycephalidae
Genus:  | Melanorectes
Sharpe, 1877
Species:  |

M. nigrescens

Binomial name
Melanorectes nigrescens

(Schlegel, 1871)

Subspecies

See text

Synonyms

* Pitohui nigrescens
* Rectes nigrescens

The black pitohui (Melanorectes nigrescens) is a species of bird in the monotypic genus of Melanorectes in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found throughout the highlands of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

## Taxonomy and systematics

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The black pitohui was originally described in the genus Rectes (a synonym for the genus Pitohui) and re-classified to Melanorectes in 2013.[2] Alternate names include black whistler and dusky pitohui.

### Subspecies

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The following six subspecies are recognized:[3]

* M. n. nigrescens – (Schlegel, 1871): Found in northwestern New Guinea
* M. n. wandamensis – (Hartert, 1930): Found in the Wandammen Peninsula (western New Guinea)
* M. n. meeki – (Rothschild & Hartert, 1913): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Pitohui. Found in west-central New Guinea
* M. n. buergersi – (Stresemann, 1922): Found in northern and east-central New Guinea
* M. n. harterti – Reichenow, 1911: Originally described as a separate species. Found in northeastern New Guinea
* M. n. schistaceus – (Reichenow, 1900): Found in southeastern New Guinea

## References

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1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Melanorectes nigrescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22705589A130391976. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22705589A130391976.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. ^ "Taxonomy 3.1-3.5 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
3. ^ "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.

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Genera of corvides and their extinct allies

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Order: Passeriformes
* Suborder: Passeri
* Infraorder: Corvides

Corvides

| Campephagidae|

* Campephaga
* Campochaera
* Ceblepyris
* Celebesica
* Coracina
* Cyanograucalus
* Edolisoma
* Lalage
* Lobotos
* Malindangia
* Pericrocotus

|

Cinclosomatidae|

* Cinclosoma
* Ptilorrhoa

Eulacestomatidae|

* Eulacestoma

Falcunculidae|

* Falcunculus

Mohouidae|

* Mohoua

Neosittidae|

* Daphoenositta

Oreoicidae|

* Aleadryas
* Oreoica
* Ornorectes

Oriolidae|

* †Longmornis
* Oriolus
* Pitohui
* Sphecotheres
* †Turnagra

Pachycephalidae|

* Colluricincla
* Coracornis
* Melanorectes
* Pachycephala
* Pseudorectes

Paramythiidae|

* Oreocharis
* Paramythia

Psophodidae|

* Androphobus
* Psophodes

Malaconotoidea|

*     * See below ↓

Corvoidea|

*     * See below ↓

Malaconotoidea

| Aegithinidae|

* Aegithina

|

Artamidae|

| Artaminae|

* Artamus

|

Craticinae|

* Cracticus
* Gymnorhina
* †Kurrartapu
* Melloria
* Strepera

Peltopsinae|

* Peltops

Machaerirhynchidae|

* Machaerirhynchus

Malaconotidae|

* Chlorophoneus
* Dryoscopus
* Laniarius
* Malaconotus
* Nilaus
* Rhodophoneus
* Tchagra
* Telophorus

Pityriasidae|

* Pityriasis

Platysteiridae|

* Batis
* Lanioturdus
* Platysteira

Rhagologidae|

* Rhagologus

Vangidae|

* Artamella
* Bias
* Calicalicus
* Cyanolanius
* Euryceros
* Falculea
* Hemipus
* Hypositta
* Leptopterus
* Megabyas
* Mystacornis
* Newtonia
* Oriolia
* Philentoma
* Prionops
* Pseudobias
* Schetba
* Tephrodornis
* Tylas
* Vanga
* Xenopirostris

Corvoidea

| Corcoracidae|

* Corcorax
* Struthidea

|

Corvidae|

* Aphelocoma
* Calocitta
* Cissa
* Corvus
* Crypsirina
* Cyanocitta
* Cyanocorax
* Cyanolyca
* Cyanopica
* Dendrocitta
* Garrulus
* Gymnorhinus
* †Henocitta
* †Miocitta
* †Miocorvus
* †Miopica
* Nucifraga
* Perisoreus
* Pica
* Platysmurus
* Podoces
* †Protocitta
* Psilorhinus
* Ptilostomus
* Pyrrhocorax
* Temnurus
* Urocissa
* Zavattariornis

Dicruridae|

* Dicrurus

Ifritidae|

* Ifrita

Laniidae|

* Eurocephalus
* Lanius

Melampittidae|

* Megalampitta
* Melampitta

Monarchidae|

| Monarchinae|

* Arses
* Carterornis
* Chasiempis
* Clytorhynchus
* Grallina
* Mayrornis
* Metabolus
* Monarcha
* Myiagra
* Neolalage
* Pomarea
* Symposiachrus

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Terpsiphoninae|

* Hypothymis
* Terpsiphone
* Trochocercus

Paradisaeidae|

* Astrapia
* Cicinnurus
* Diphyllodes
* Drepanornis
* Epimachus
* Lophorina
* Lycocorax
* Manucodia
* Paradigalla
* Paradisaea
* Paradisornis
* Parotia
* Phonygammus
* Pteridophora
* Ptiloris
* Seleucidis
* Semioptera

Platylophidae|

* Platylophus

Rhipiduridae|

| Lamproliinae|

* Chaetorhynchus
* Eutrichomyias
* Lamprolia

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Rhipidurinae|

* Rhipidura

Vireonidae|

* Cyclarhis
* Erpornis
* Hylophilus
* Pachysylvia
* Pteruthius
* Tunchiornis
* Vireo
* Vireolanius

Taxon identifiers

Melanorectes nigrescens|

* Wikidata: Q25261967
* Wikispecies: Pitohui nigrescens
* ADW: Pitohui_nigrescens
* Avibase: 50C1E97809F053AB
* BirdLife: 22705589
* BOLD: 745657
* BOW: blapit1
* CoL: 3ZB4N
* eBird: blapit1
* GBIF: 7668489
* iNaturalist: 201138
* ITIS: 916835
* IUCN: 22705589
* NCBI: 461230
* Observation.org: 75349
* Open Tree of Life: 663338
* Xeno-canto: Melanorectes-nigrescens

Melanorectes|

* Wikidata: Q10792471
* CoL: 5NJF
* GBIF: 4844310
* iNaturalist: 201014
* IRMNG: 1167757
* ITIS: 915815
* NCBI: 2497054
* Open Tree of Life: 3602506
* Plazi: 18C1399C-A1ED-6010-A1C2-779D083F1CE9
* ZooBank: 88E7EE67-FCD2-4DB5-AB0E-D427D7285D7B

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