How big is a Green-backed Whistler?

The Green-backed Whistler is a small sized bird weighing about 21 g.

Where can you see a Green-backed Whistler?

The Green-backed Whistler is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Green-backed Whistler?

The Green-backed Whistler is most easily confused with the Melanesian Whistler, the Yellow-throated Whistler and the Black-chinned Whistler.

Is the Green-backed Whistler endangered?

The Green-backed Whistler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Green-backed Whistler

Pachycephala albiventris

Whistlers and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Green-backed Whistler (Pachycephala albiventris) is a legendary whistler found only in the Philippines, weighing about 21 g. The green-backed whistler or olive-backed whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforest21 g

About the Green-backed Whistler

The green-backed whistler or olive-backed whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest and tropical moist montane forest.

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Where it lives

Philippines

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, July, October, November, December, with peak activity in February. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Green-backed Whistler look like?: The green-backed whistler or olive-backed whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.
How big is a Green-backed Whistler?: The Green-backed Whistler is a small sized bird weighing about 21 g.
Where can you see a Green-backed Whistler?: The Green-backed Whistler is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Green-backed Whistler?: The Green-backed Whistler is most easily confused with the Melanesian Whistler, the Yellow-throated Whistler and the Black-chinned Whistler.
Is the Green-backed Whistler endangered?: The Green-backed Whistler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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