The Louisiade whistler (Pachycephala collaris) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, which is endemic to the Louisiade Archipelago south-east of New Guinea. It was split from the Bismarck whistler by the IOC in 2015.[1]
| Louisiade whistler | |
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| Male illustration by William Matthew Hart | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. collaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala collaris Ramsay, 1878
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Taxonomy and systematics edit
It has been variably considered a subspecies of a widespread golden whistler (P. pectoralis) or treated as a separate species, but strong published evidence in favour of either treatment is limited, and further study is warranted to resolve the complex taxonomic situation.[2]
Subspecies edit
Two subspecies are recognized:[3]
- P. c. collaris - Ramsay, 1878: Found in the Louisiade Archipelago except Rossel Island
- P. c. rosseliana - Hartert, 1898: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Rossel Island (Louisiade Archipelago)
References edit
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 5.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.5.1.
- ^ Boles, W. E. (2007). Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis). pp. 421-423 in: del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie, D. eds (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2
- ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.