Mangrove golden whistler
Species of bird
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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.
| Mangrove golden whistler | |
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| Female Pachycephala melanura robusta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. melanura |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala melanura Gould, 1843 | |
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Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognized:[2]
- 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
