Black-chinned whistler

Black-chinned whistler
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pachycephalidae
Genus:	Pachycephala
Species:	P. mentalis
Binomial name
	Pachycephala mentalis; Wallace, 1863
Subspecies
	See text
Synonyms
	Pachycephala pectoralis mentalis;

The black-chinned whistler (Pachycephala mentalis) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, endemic to Halmahera and adjacent smaller islands in North Maluku in Indonesia.

Taxonomy and systematics

It is variably considered a subspecies of the Australian golden whistler 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

Three subspecies are recognized:[3]

P. m. tidorensis – van Bemmel, 1939: Found on Tidore and Ternate islands
P. m. mentalis – Wallace, 1863: Found on Bacan, Halmahera and Morotai islands
P. m. obiensis – Salvadori, 1878: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Obi Islands (Obi and Bisa)

Description

The black-chinned whistler is the northernmost member of the golden whistler group, being bordered to the south by the yellow-throated whistler. The black-chinned whistler is relatively large, and males are white-throated, have an incomplete black chest-band (only distinct in the center of the chest; does not connect to the black head) and a small black chin (lacking in Obi Islands).[2]

References

BirdLife International (2017). "Pachycephala mentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103693456A118690723. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103693456A118690723.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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
"Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.

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[iucn_status_11_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2017). "Pachycephala mentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103693456A118690723. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103693456A118690723.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[HBW-2] 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

[3] "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.