South Australian Golden Whistler Male, ventral | South Australian Golden Whistler Male, thickhead | |||||
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, hunting🔎 | ||||
Synonym: | Pachycephala fuliginosa ssp fuliginosa | ||||
Other name: | South Australian Western Whistler | ||||
Thank you Geoffrey Cox for confirming the id of this species for us 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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