Baliem whistler

Baliem whistler
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species: P. balim
Binomial name
Pachycephala balim
Rand, 1940
Synonyms
  • Pachycephala melanura balim (formerly)
  • Pachycephala pectoralis balim (formerly)
  • Pachycephala macrorhyncha balim (formerly)

The Baliem whistler or Balim whistler (Pachycephala balim) is a species of bird of the whistler family Pachycephalidae that is endemic to New Guinea.[1]

Taxonomy and systematics

The Baliem whistler was formerly considered as a subspecies of both the Australian golden whistler (until 2015) and then the yellow-throated whistler. It has since been re-classified as a separate species by the IOC in 2016.[2] Many other authorities do not yet recognize this split and re-classification.[3]

Distribution

The Baliem whistler is found in in the Snow Mountains of Papua Province in Indonesia.

References

  1. ↑ "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.4.
  2. ↑ "Species Updates « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  3. ↑ "Pachycephala pectoralis balim - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.


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