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What the Australian Golden Whistler sounds like
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The male has a bright yellow underside and nape, olive-green back and wings, a black head and chest-band, and a white throat. A notable exception is the Norfolk golden whistler (P. p. xanthoprocta) where the plumage of the male is female-like. In Australia females are overall dull brownish-grey, though some have yellowish undertail coverts. Both sexes have a black bill, dark legs and red-brown eyes. For subspecies P. p. contempta, the Lord Howe golden whistler, the male is similar to the male of the nominate race but has a duller yellow below which is slightly tinged with olive.
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When to see the Australian Golden Whistler
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Australian Golden Whistler
The map shades 1 country with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu.
About the Australian Golden Whistler
The Australian golden whistler or golden whistler, is a species of passerine bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in forest, woodland, mallee, mangrove and scrub in Australia. 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, while others treat several of these as separate species.
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Easily confused with
Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventrisRufous whistlers are large-headed and stocky.
Grey WhistlerPachycephala simplexThe grey whistler or brown whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.
Olive WhistlerPachycephala olivaceaAdult birds are around 18–20 cm (7–8 in) long, and have an overall olive brown plumage with a streaked white throat.
Side by side: Australian Golden Whistler vs Rufous Whistler · Australian Golden Whistler vs Olive Whistler
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