Olive Whistler (Pachycephala olivacea)
About the Olive Whistler
The olive whistler (Pachycephala olivacea) or olivaceous whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, the whistlers, that is native to southeastern Australia. Five subspecies are recognized: P. o. macphersoniana – White, HL, 1920: Found in eastern Australia P. o. olivacea – Vigors & Horsfield, 1827: Found in southeastern Australia P. o. bathychroa – Schodde & Mason, 1999: Found in southeastern Australia P. o. apatetes – Schodde & Mason, 1999: Found in Tasmania and islands in the Bass Strait, Australia P. o. hesperus – Schodde & Mason, 1999: Found in southern Australia.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 64 recordings for this species: 33 CC BY-NC-ND · 31 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 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.