The Vanikoro whistler (Pachycephala vanikorensis) is a passerine bird in the family Pachycephalidae, which is endemic to the southeast Santa Cruz Islands of the Solomon Islands group. The Nendo whistler and Utupua whistler were formerly treated as subspecies. Before the split the combined species were known by the English name "Temotu whistler".
| Vanikoro whistler | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. vanikorensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala vanikorensis Oustalet, 1875
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Taxonomy
editThe Vanikoro whistler was at one time considered to be one of the many subspecies of the widespread golden whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis), now the Australian golden whistler.[1][2] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[2]
References
edit- ^ Boles, W.E. (2007). "Family Pachycephalidae (Whistlers): Golden Whistler". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona, Spain: Lynx Edicions. pp. 374–437 [421-422]. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Whiteheads, sittellas, Ploughbill, Australo-Papuan bellbirds, Shriketit, whistlers". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 21 September 2024.