Black-tailed Whistler

About the Black-tailed Whistler

The mangrove golden whistler (Pachycephala melanura) or black-tailed whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in mangrove forests and adjacent wet forests of Papua New Guinea and Australia.

Five subspecies are recognized: Pachycephala melanura dahli - Reichenow, 1897: Found in the Bismarck Archipelago and south-eastern New Guinea Robust whistler (P. m. spinicaudus) - Mathews, 1912: Originally described as a separate species in the genus Pteruthius. Found in southern New Guinea and islands in the Torres Strait

P. m. violetae - (Pucheran, 1853): Found in northern Australia P. m. melanura - Gould, 1843: Found in north-western Australia P. m. robusta - Masters, 1876: This subspecies is also called "robust whistler". Found in northern Australia Wikipedia →