White-breasted whistler


The white-breasted whistler is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.
It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

Alternate names for the white-breasted whistler include white-bellied thickhead and white-bellied whistler. The latter name should not be confused with the species of the same name, Pachycephala leucogastra.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized:P. l. carnarvoni - : Found in coastal western Australia P. l. lanioides - Gould, 1840: Found in coastal northwestern Australia P. l. fretorum - Charles [Walter De Vis|De Vis], 1889: Originally described as a separate species. Found in coastal northern Australia