Black pitohui

Black pitohui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Melanorectes
Sharpe, 1877
Species:
M. nigrescens
Binomial name
Melanorectes nigrescens
(Schlegel, 1871)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Pitohui nigrescens
  • Rectes nigrescens

The black pitohui (Melanorectes nigrescens) is a species of bird in the monotypic genus of Melanorectes in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found throughout the highlands of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Melanorectes nigrescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22705589A130391976. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22705589A130391976.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.