Pachycephalinae
For The Northern Hemisphere seaduck with a common name of whistler, see Goldeneye (duck).
| Pachycephalinae | |
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| Grey shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Subfamily: | Pachycephalinae |
| Genera | |
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Colluricincla | |
The whistlers, shrike-thrushes and pitohuis are the c. 50 species of birds from the subfamily Pachycephalinae. They are found in the ecozones of Australasia, Oceania and Indomalaya, but the vast majority of the species are found in Wallacea, New Guinea and Australia.[1] Most genera are species-poor or monotypic, but Pachycephala (typical whistlers or thickheads) has a considerable diversity. Recent genetic evidence suggests that the yellow-flanked whistler actually should be considered a monotypic subfamily of the Bombycillidae.[2]
- Genus Pachycare
- Dwarf whistler, Pachycare flavogrisea
- Genus Hylocitrea
- Yellow-flanked whistler, Hylocitrea bonensis
- Genus Coracornis
- Maroon-backed whistler, Coracornis raveni
- Genus Pachycephala – typical whistlers (more than 30 species)
- Genus Colluricincla – shrike-thrushes
- Sooty shrike-thrush, Colluricincla umbrina
- Little shrike-thrush, Colluricincla megarhyncha
- Sangihe shrike-thrush, Colluricincla sanghirensis
- Bower's shrike-thrush, Colluricincla boweri
- Sandstone shrike-thrush, Colluricincla woodwardi
- Grey shrike-thrush, Colluricincla harmonica
- Morningbird, Colluricincla tenebrosa
- Genus Pseudorectes – (2 species)
- Genus Melanorectes – black pitohui
References
- ↑ Boles, W. E. (2007). Family Pachycephalidae (Whistlers) pp. 374-437 in: Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A., & Christie D. eds. (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2
- ↑ Spellman, G. M., A. Cibois, R. G. Moyle, K. Winker, and F. K. Barker. 2008. Clarifying the systematics of an enigmatic avian lineage: What is a Bombycillid? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 49(3): 1036-1040
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