White-breasted Whistler (Pachycephala lanioides)
About the White-breasted Whistler
The white-breasted whistler (Pachycephala lanioides) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Alternate names for the white-breasted whistler include white-bellied thickhead and white-bellied whistler. The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Pachycephala leucogastra. Three subspecies are recognized: P. l. carnarvoni - (Mathews, 1913): Found in coastal western Australia P. l. lanioides - Gould, 1840: Found in coastal northwestern Australia P. l. fretorum - De Vis, 1889: Originally described as a separate species. Found in coastal northern Australia.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 15 recordings for this species: 10 CC BY-NC-SA · 5 CC BY-NC-ND. 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 Australia 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.