White-throated Fiji whistler


The white-throated Fiji whistler is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, endemic to islands in southern Fiji. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the yellow-throated Fiji whistler. Before the split the combined species were known as the "Fiji whistler".

Taxonomy and systematics

It was variably considered a subspecies of a widespread golden whistler. Three of the subspecies of the former white-throated whistler were lumped with the Fiji whistler in 2014 by the IOC. The Temotu whistler was formerly considered conspecific with the Fiji whistler.
Three subspecies are recognised:P. v. kandavensis Ramsay, EP, 1876Beqa and Kadavu Island and satellites P. v. lauana Mayr, 1932south Lau Islands P. v. vitiensis Gray, GR, 1860Gau