Temotu whistler
| Temotu whistler | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. vanikorensis |
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Pachycephala vanikorensis Oustalet 1875 |
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The Temotu whistler (Pachycephala vanikorensis) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, which is endemic to the Santa Cruz Islands of the Solomon Islands group. It was classified as a separate species in 2016 by the IOC. Two of its subspecies (P. v. ornate and utupuae) belonged previously to the former white-throated whistler and the nominate subspecies was a subspecies of the Melanesian Whistler.
It was variably considered as subspecies of a widespread golden whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis).
Three subspecies are recognized:
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