Grey whistler
The grey whistler or brown whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in northern Australia and New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or [tropical moist lowland forest] and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
Subspecies
Eleven subspecies are recognized:P. s. rufipennis – Gray, GR, 1858: Originally described as a separate species. Found on the Kai Islands P. s. gagiensis – Stresemann & Paludan, 1932: Found on Gagi Island P. s. waigeuensis – Mayr, 1940: Found on Waigeo and Gebe Island P. s. griseiceps – Gray, GR, 1858: Originally described as a separate species. Found on western Papuan islands, Aru Islands and northwest New GuineaP. s. miosnomensis – Salvadori, 1879: Originally described as a separate species. Found on Meos Num P. s. jobiensis – Meyer, AB, 1874: Found on north-central New Guinea and Yapen IslandP. s. perneglecta – Hartert, 1930: Found on southern New GuineaP. s. brunnescens – Hans [Edmund Wolters|Wolters], 1980: Found on southeastern New Guinea and D'Entrecasteaux ArchipelagoP. s. sudestensis – : Originally described as a separate species in the genus Eopsaltria. Found on Louisiade ArchipelagoP. s. peninsulae – Hartert, 1899: Originally described as a separate species. Found in north-eastern AustraliaP. s. simplex – Gould, 1843: Found in northern Australia and Melville Island