Island whistler
Species of bird
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The island whistler (Pachycephala phaionota) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae native to the Moluccas and islands of Western New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
| Island whistler | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. phaionota |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala phaionota (Bonaparte, 1850) | |
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The island whistler was originally described in the genus Myiolestes (a synonym for Colluricincla).
