Black-headed Whistler (Pachycephala monacha)
About the Black-headed Whistler
The black-headed whistler (Pachycephala monacha) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found on the Aru Islands and New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Some authorities have considered the black-headed whistler to be a subspecies of the rufous whistler. Two subspecies are recognized: P. m. monacha – Gray, GR, 1858: Found on Aru Islands (off southwest New Guinea) P. m. lugubris – Salvadori, 1881: Found in central New Guinea.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 20 recordings for this species: 2 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.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea 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.