Pachycephalinae
The whistlers, shrike-thrushes and pitohuis are the fifty-seven species of birds from the subfamily Pachycephalinae. They are found in the Australasian, Oceanian and Indomalayan realms, but the vast majority of the species are found in Wallacea, New Guinea and Australia.[1] Most genera are species-poor or monotypic, but Pachycephala (typical whistlers or thickheads) has a considerable diversity. The genera Pachycare and Hylocitrea were previously included in the subfamily Pachycephalinae until moved to the families Acanthizidae and Hylocitreidae respectively.[2]
- Genus Coracornis - 2 species
- Genus Melanorectes – black pitohui
- Genus Pachycephala – typical whistlers (48 species)
- Genus Pseudorectes – 2 species
- Genus Colluricincla – shrikethrushes (11 species)
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| Grey shrikethrush Colluricincla harmonica | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Subfamily: | Pachycephalinae |
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References
- Boles, W. E. (2007). Family Pachycephalidae (Whistlers) pp. 374-437 in: Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A., & Christie D. eds. (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2
- IOC v.6.3
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