About the Black-chinned Whistler
The black-chinned whistler is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, endemic to Halmahera and adjacent smaller islands in North Maluku in Indonesia.
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The black-chinned whistler is the northernmost member of the golden whistler group, being bordered to the south by the yellow-throated whistler. The black-chinned whistler is relatively large, and males are white-throated, have an incomplete black chest-band (only distinct in the center of the chest; does not connect to the black head) and a small black chin (lacking in Obi Islands).
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Where the Black-chinned Whistler lives
When to see the Black-chinned Whistler
Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
White-vented WhistlerPachycephala homeyeriThe white-vented whistler is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.
Green-backed WhistlerPachycephala albiventrisThe green-backed whistler or olive-backed whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.
Melanesian WhistlerPachycephala chloruraThe species is a medium-sized whistler, typically around 14–16 centimetres (5.5–6.3 in) in length and weighing 18–25 grams (0.63–0.88 oz), though some subspecies are larger.
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