Rusty whistler

The rusty whistler (Pachycephala hyperythra) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to lowland mountain areas of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Rusty whistler
Male illustration by William Matthew Hart
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pachycephalidae
Genus:	Pachycephala
Species:	P. hyperythra
Binomial name
Pachycephala hyperythra Salvadori, 1876
Subspecies
See text

Nomenclature

Alternate names for the rusty whistler include the Bornean mountain whistler, brownish whistler, rufous-breasted whistler and rusty-breasted whistler. The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Pachycephala fulvotincta.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:^[2][3]

• P. h. hyperythra Salvadori, 1876 : Wandammen, Weyland & Foja Mountains ; upper Fly, Palmer and Ok Tedi rivers.
• P. h. sepikiana Stresemann, 1921 : mountains northern New Guinea.
• P. h. reichenowi Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1911 : Saruwaged Range.
• P. h. salvadorii Rothschild, 1897 : mountains east from Lake Kutubu and Mount Bosavi.