Samoan whistler
| Samoan whistler | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. flavifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala flavifrons (Peale, 1849) | |
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The Samoan whistler (Pachycephala flavifrons), also known as the yellow-fronted whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to Samoa, where found in forest, plantations and gardens.
Taxonomy
[edit]The Samoan whistler was originally described in the genus Eopsaltria. It has been previously considered a subspecies of the Australian golden whistler, Pachycephala pectoralis, as P. pectoralis flavifrons.
Description
[edit]The Samoan whistler resembles the Australian golden whistler, but the male has blacker upperparts, yellow or white to the forehead, a dull black throat that is strongly mottled with yellow or white, and no black chest-band. The female resembles a duller version of the male with a pale grey throat.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pachycephala flavifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705507A94021758. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705507A94021758.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.