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Temotu whistler

Temotu whistler
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species: P. vanikorensis
Binomial name
Pachycephala vanikorensis
Oustalet 1875
Subspecies

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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.

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

Three subspecies are recognized:


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