White-bellied pitohui

The white-bellied pitohui (Pseudorectes incertus) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found throughout the lowlands of southern New Guinea (Lorentz River to upper Fly River.

White-bellied pitohui

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pseudorectes
Species:
P. incertus
Binomial name
Pseudorectes incertus
(van Oort, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Colluricincla incerta
  • Pitohui incertus

Taxonomy and systematics

The white-bellied pitohui was originally described in the genus Pitohui until moved to Pseudorectes by the IOC in 2013.[2] Alternatively, some other authorities classify the white-bellied pitohui in the genus Colluricincla. Alternate names for the white-bellied pitohui include the brown pitohui, mottle-breasted pitohui, mottled pitohui and white-bellied shrike-thrush.

Distribution and habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Pseudorectes incertus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705579A94025325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705579A94025325.en.
  2. "IOC World Bird List 3.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.3.4.


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