Bare-throated whistler

The bare-throated whistler (Pachycephala nudigula) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to the Lesser Sundas.

Bare-throated whistler
1. Lophozosterops superciliaris ; 2. Heleia crassirostris ; 3. Pachycephala nudigula
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pachycephalidae
Genus:	Pachycephala
Species:	P. nudigula
Binomial name
Pachycephala nudigula Hartert, 1897
Subspecies
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Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the bare-throated whistler include the Lesser Sunda whistler and Sunda whistler. The latter name is shared with the fawn-breasted whistler.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized:^[2]

• P. n. ilsa – Rensch, 1928: Sumbawa
• P. n. nudigula – Hartert, 1897: Flores

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.