Family

Whistlers and Allies

Pachycephalidae

19 species in our catalog · found in 32 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyPachycephalidae (Whistlers and Allies)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Colluricincla harmonica

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Pachycephala pectoralis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pachycephala hypoxantha

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pachycephala rufiventris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Colluricincla rufogaster

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Colluricincla megarhyncha

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Pachycephala olivacea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Colluricincla woodwardi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pachycephala cinerea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pachycephala simplex

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pseudorectes ferrugineus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Falcunculus frontatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pachycephala phaionota

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Colluricincla boweri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pachycephala melanura

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Pachycephala inornata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Pachycephala lanioides

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pachycephala hyperythra

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhagologus leucostigma

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Whistlers and Allies

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7	~90%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~70%
	Golden Whistler			~60%
	Arafura Shrikethrush			~10%
	Eastern Shrike-tit			~10%
	Rufous Whistler			<5%
	Rufous Shrikethrush			<5%
	Olive Whistler			<5%
2	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~90%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~60%
	Rufous Whistler			~40%
	Golden Whistler			~40%
	Olive Whistler			~10%
	Eastern Shrike-tit			~10%
3	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~80%
	Rufous Shrikethrush			~40%
	Arafura Shrikethrush			~30%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~30%
	Golden Whistler			~30%
	Rufous Whistler			~10%
4	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6	~80%
	Golden Whistler			~50%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~50%
	Rufous Whistler			~20%
	Rufous Shrikethrush			~10%
	Arafura Shrikethrush			~10%
	Eastern Shrike-tit			Insufficient data
5	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~80%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~60%
	Rufous Whistler			~50%
	Golden Whistler			Insufficient data
	Gilbert's Whistler			Insufficient data
6	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~80%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~60%
	Golden Whistler			~30%
	Rufous Whistler			~20%
	Olive Whistler			~10%
	Eastern Shrike-tit			~10%
7	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~70%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~50%
	Golden Whistler			~20%
	Rufous Whistler			~20%
	Eastern Shrike-tit			<5%
8	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~70%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~50%
	Olive Whistler			~20%
	Golden Whistler			~20%
	Rufous Whistler			~10%
	Eastern Shrike-tit			Insufficient data
9	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~70%
	Golden Whistler			~30%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~30%
	Rufous Whistler			~20%
	Eastern Shrike-tit			<5%
10	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~60%
	Bornean Whistler			~60%
11	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~60%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~50%
	Rufous Whistler			~30%
12	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~60%
	Olive Whistler			~30%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~30%
	Golden Whistler			<5%
13	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6	~50%
	Rufous Whistler			~30%
	Sandstone Shrike-Thrush			~20%
	Arafura Shrikethrush			~10%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~10%
	Grey Whistler			<5%
	Black-tailed Whistler			Insufficient data
14	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~50%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~40%
	Golden Whistler			~20%
	Olive Whistler			Insufficient data
15	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7	~50%
	Rufous Shrikethrush			~30%
	Arafura Shrikethrush			~20%
	Grey Whistler			~10%
	Bower's Shrike-Thrush			<5%
	Golden Whistler			<5%
	Rufous Whistler			<5%
	Gray Shrikethrush			Insufficient data
16	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~50%
	Golden Whistler			~20%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~20%
	Rufous Whistler			~10%
	Eastern Shrike-tit			Insufficient data
17	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~50%
	Golden Whistler			~30%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~20%
18	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	6	~40%
	Arafura Shrikethrush			~20%
	Grey Whistler			~10%
	Rusty Pitohui			~10%
	Island Whistler			~10%
	Rusty Whistler			Insufficient data
	Mottled Whistler			Insufficient data
19	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~30%
	Arafura Shrikethrush			~20%
	Rufous Whistler			~20%
	Gray Shrikethrush			<5%
	Grey Whistler			Insufficient data
20	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~30%
	Golden Whistler			~20%
	Gray Shrikethrush			~10%
	Rufous Whistler			~10%
	Eastern Shrike-tit			<5%
21	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~30%
	Rufous Whistler			~20%
	Sandstone Shrike-Thrush			~10%
	Gray Shrikethrush			<5%
	Grey Whistler			Insufficient data
	Arafura Shrikethrush			Insufficient data
22	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~30%
	Golden Whistler			~20%
	Olive Whistler			<5%
	Gray Shrikethrush			Insufficient data
23	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Mangrove Whistler			~20%
24	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Mangrove Whistler			~20%
25	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Mangrove Whistler			Insufficient data
26	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Mangrove Whistler			~10%
27	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	3	<5%
	Black-tailed Whistler			Insufficient data
	Gray Shrikethrush			Insufficient data
	Rufous Whistler			Insufficient data
28	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	<5%
	Gray Shrikethrush			Insufficient data
	Rufous Whistler			Insufficient data
	White-breasted Whistler			Insufficient data
	Black-tailed Whistler			Insufficient data
29	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Mangrove Whistler			Insufficient data
30	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Mangrove Whistler			Insufficient data
31	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	<5%
	Mangrove Whistler			Insufficient data
	Bornean Whistler			Insufficient data
32	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Bornean Whistler			Insufficient data