Mangrove golden whistler

The mangrove golden whistler (Pachycephala melanura) or black-tailed whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in mangrove forests and adjacent wet forests of Papua New Guinea and Australia.

Mangrove golden whistler
Female Pachycephala melanura robusta
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pachycephalidae
Genus:	Pachycephala
Species:	P. melanura
Binomial name
Pachycephala melanura Gould, 1843
Subspecies
See text

Subspecies

Five subspecies are recognized:^[2]

• Pachycephala melanura dahli - Reichenow, 1897: Found in the Bismarck Archipelago and south-eastern New Guinea
• Robust whistler (P. m. spinicaudus) - Mathews, 1912: Originally described as a separate species in the genus Pteruthius. Found in southern New Guinea and islands in the Torres Strait
• P. m. violetae - (Pucheran, 1853): Found in northern Australia
• P. m. melanura - Gould, 1843: Found in north-western Australia
• P. m. robusta - Masters, 1876: This subspecies is also called "robust whistler". Found in northern Australia