Brown-backed whistler
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. modesta
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala modesta (De Vis, 1894)
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The brown-backed whistler (Pachycephala modesta) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae endemic to New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The brown-backed whistler was originally described in the genus Poecilodryas.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:[2]
- P. m. hypoleuca – Reichenow, 1915: Originally described as a separate species. Found in east-central New Guinea
- P. m. modesta – (De Vis, 1894): Found in southeast New Guinea
- P. m. telefolminensis – Gilliard & LeCroy, 1961: Found in central New Guinea
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pachycephala modesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705460A94019836. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705460A94019836.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Whiteheads, sitellas & whistlers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.