Green-backed whistler
Species of bird
| Green-backed whistler | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. albiventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala albiventris (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894) | |
| Subspecies | |
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The green-backed whistler (Pachycephala albiventris) or olive-backed whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest and tropical moist montane forest.
Taxonomy and systematics
Formerly, some authorities considered the green-backed whistler to be a subspecies of the mangrove whistler.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:[2]
- P. a. albiventris – (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894): Found on northern Luzon (Philippines)
- P. a. crissalis – (Zimmer, JT, 1918): Originally described as a separate species. Found on central and southern Luzon (Philippines)
- P. a. mindorensis – (Bourns & Worcester, 1894): Originally described as a separate species. Found on Mindoro (Philippines)
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Pachycephala albiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22705443A130399514. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22705443A130399514.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
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