Drab Whistler (Pachycephala griseonota)
About the Drab Whistler
The drab whistler (Pachycephala griseonota) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in the Maluku Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The drab whistler was formally described in 1862 as Pachycephala griseonota by the English zoologist George Gray. The specific epiphet is from Medieval Latin griseum meaning "grey". Gray mistakenly believed that his specimen had been collected on the island of Mysol which lies to the west of New Guinea. The locality has been corrected to the larger island of Seram. Six subspecies are recognised: P. g. lineolata Wallace, AR, 1863 – Peleng, in Banggai Island, and Taliabu, Seho, and Sanana, in Sula Islands (off eastern Sulawesi)
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 24 recordings for this species: 13 CC BY-NC-ND · 11 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralisrecording
- Bare-throated WhistlerPachycephala nudigularecording
- Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerearecording
- Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventrisrecording
- Rusty-breasted WhistlerPachycephala fulvotinctarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.