Black-headed whistler | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pachycephalidae |
Genus: | Pachycephala |
Species: | P. monacha |
Binomial name | |
Pachycephala monacha Gray, GR, 1858 |
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Subspecies | |
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Synonyms | |
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The black-headed whistler (Pachycephala monacha) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found on the Aru Islands and New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Some authorities have considered the black-headed whistler to be a subspecies of the rufous whistler.
Two subspecies are recognized: