The Baliem whistler or Balim whistler (Pachycephala balim) is a species of bird of the whistler family Pachycephalidae that is endemic to New Guinea.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. balim
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| Pachycephala balim Rand, 1940
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Taxonomy and systematics edit
The Baliem whistler was formerly considered as a subspecies of the Australian golden whistler and also of the mangrove golden and the yellow-throated whistler. It has since been re-classified as a separate species by the IOC in 2016.[2] Many other authorities do not yet recognize this split and re-classification.[3]
Distribution edit
The Baliem whistler is found in the Snow Mountains of Papua Province in Indonesia.
References edit
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
- ^ "Species Updates « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
- ^ "Pachycephala pectoralis balim - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
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