Temotu whistler

Species of bird

Temotu whistler

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Passeriformes
Family:  | Pachycephalidae
Genus:  | Pachycephala
Species:  |

P. vanikorensis

Binomial name
Pachycephala vanikorensis

Oustalet, 1875

Subspecies

See text

The Temotu whistler (Pachycephala vanikorensis) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, which is endemic to the Santa Cruz Islands of the Solomon Islands group. It was classified as a separate species in 2016 by the IOC. Two of its subspecies (P. v. ornate and utupuae) belonged previously to the former  white-throated whistler and the nominate subspecies was a subspecies of the Melanesian Whistler.

## Taxonomy and systematics[edit]

It was variably considered as subspecies of a widespread golden whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis).[1][2]

### Subspecies[edit]

Three subspecies are recognized:[3]

* P. v. ornata \- Mayr, 1932: Found on northern Santa Cruz Islands
* P. v. utupuae \- Mayr, 1932: Formerly described as a separate species. Found on Utupua (central Santa Cruz Islands)
* P. v. vanikorensis \- Oustalet 1875: Found on Vanikoro (southern Santa Cruz Islands)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Boles, W. E. (2007). Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis). pp. 421-423 in: del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie, D. eds (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2
2. ^ IOC World Bird List, version 1.7
3. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q25095732
* Avibase: 967459977C270043
* BOW: temwhi1
* eBird: temwhi1
* GBIF: 8961503
* Xeno-canto: Pachycephala-vanikorensis

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