| Australian golden whistler | |
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| Male | |
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| Female, Queensland, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pachycephala |
| Species: | P. pectoralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachycephala pectoralis (Latham, 1801)
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The Australian golden whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) or golden whistler, is a species of bird found in forest, woodland, mallee, mangrove and scrub in Australia (except the interior and most of the north).[2] Most populations are resident, but some in south-eastern Australia migrate north during the winter. Its taxonomy is highly complex and remains a matter of dispute, with some authorities including as many as 59 subspecies of the golden whistler (one of the highest numbers of subspecies in any bird),[3] while others treat several of these as separate species. This bird is also known as White-Throated Thickhead in older books.[4]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Pachycephala pectoralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103693368A118692098. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103693368A118692098.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Ken Simpson, K., & N. Day. (1994). Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. 2nd edition. Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-3930-X.
- ^ "Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive". Retrieved Oct 19, 2016.
- ^ The birds of Australia vol 8, Mathews, Gregory M., Edition London : Witherby , 1910 - 1927