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South Australian Golden Whistler
Male, hunting
Gilbert's Whistler
Female, Red Eye
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| South Australian Golden Whistler Male, hunting | | Gilbert's Whistler Female, Red Eye | | ||
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-pectoralis-fuliginosa--Male.JPG "South Australian Golden Whistler (Pachycephala (Pachycephala) pectoralis ssp fuliginosa)") | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves) | ||||||||||||||||
| Order: | Perching Birds (Passeriformes) | |||||||||||||||||
| Family: | Whistler (Pachycephalidae) iNaturalist Observation | |||||||||||||||||
| Species: | South Australian Golden Whistler (Pachycephala (Pachycephala) pectoralis ssp fuliginosa)| This Photo: | Male, thickhead | Synonym: | Pachycephala fuliginosa ssp fuliginosa | Other name: | South Australian Western Whistler | Thank you Geoffrey Cox for confirming the id of this species for us EXTRA - Photo Specific Information: A common name for all whistlers was "Thickhead", and while a poor photo, it does highlight the typical thickhead shape of all whistlers. General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills, the Flinders Ranges and elsewhere A small whistler, with an olive back. The male has a black head that contrasts starkly with the golden yellow under and neck ring. White chin and black throat bar. The female has drab brown tones by comparison.
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