Fiji Whistler (Pachycephala vitiensis)
About the Fiji Whistler
The white-throated Fiji whistler (Pachycephala vitiensis) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, endemic to islands in southern Fiji. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the yellow-throated Fiji whistler (Pachycephala graeffii). Before the split the combined species were known as the "Fiji whistler". It was variably considered a subspecies of a widespread golden whistler (P. pectoralis). Three of the subspecies of the former white-throated whistler (P. v. kandavensis, lauana, and vitiensis) were lumped with the Fiji whistler in 2014 by the IOC. The Temotu whistler was formerly considered conspecific with the Fiji whistler. Three subspecies are recognised:
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 37 recordings for this species: 21 CC BY-NC-ND · 16 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 Fiji 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.