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Mangrove Golden Whistler

(Pachycephala melanura)
Alternate name(s): "Black-tailed Whistler", "Robust Whistler"
Size: 15-17 cm
Weight: 18-31 g

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Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Mangrove Golden Whistler at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "robusta"

ADULT

MALE

Lateral view of a male Mangrove Golden Whistler (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Leanyer Swamp, Darwin, NT, November 2018]

Lateral/ventral view of a male Mangrove Golden Whistler (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Leanyer Swamp, Darwin, NT, July 2012]

Near-dorsal view of a male Mangrove Golden Whistler (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Leanyer Swamp, Darwin, NT, November 2018]

Dorsal view of a male Mangrove Golden Whistler (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Coconut Grove, Darwin, August 2020]

FEMALE

Near-lateral view of a female Mangrove Golden Whistler (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Leanyer Swamp, Darwin, NT, July 2012]

Lateral view of a female Mangrove Golden Whistler (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Leanyer Swamp, Darwin, NT, November 2018]

Dorsal view of a female Mangrove Golden Whistler (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Leanyer Swamp, Darwin, NT, March 2019]

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Frontal view of an immature female(?) Mangrove Golden Whistler; note the yellow vent (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[East Point, Darwin, NT, August 2020]

Near-lateral view of an immature female(?) Mangrove Golden Whistler (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[East Point, Darwin, NT, August 2020]

Lateral view of an immature female(?) Mangrove Golden Whistler (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[East Point, Darwin, NT, August 2020]

Near-dorsal view of an immature female(?) Mangrove Golden Whistler; note the rufous edge lining on the wing feathers
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[East Point, Darwin, NT, August 2020]

Call(s)/Song

For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The interpretation of their meaning is our own; comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.

mangwhs_pb_20190220.m4a robusta
(Darwin, NT)
Various (male) © PB
mangwhs_pb_20200310.m4a robusta
(Darwin, NT)
Various (male) © PB
mangwhs_pb_20190530.m4a robusta
(Darwin, NT)
Various © PB

More Mangrove Whistler sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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