Pachycephala melanura

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Corvoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Corvida Superfamilia: Corvoidea

Familia: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pachycephala
Species: Pachycephala melanura
Subspecies: P. m. dahli – P. m. dammeriana – P. m. melanura – P. m. robusta – P. m. spinicaudus – P. m. violetae

Synonyms: P. m. bynoei – included in robusta; P. m. fergussonis – included in dahli; P. m. hilli – included in melanura.

Hybrids: P. m. whitneyi – [x Pachycephala orioloides]

Name

Pachycephala melanura Gould, 1843

Type locality: north coast of Australia ; restricted to Derby, west Kimberley District.

References

Primary references

Gould, J. 1843. Descriptions of thirty New Species of Birds from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London [1842] Pt.10 no.117: 131–140 BHL Reference page. p. 134

Additional references

Andersen, M.J., Nyári, A.S., Mason, I.J., Joseph, L., Dumbacher, J.P., Filardi, C.E. & Moyle, R.G. 2014. Molecular systematics of the world’s most polytypic bird: the Pachycephala pectoralis/melanura (Aves: Pachycephalidae) species complex. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 170(3): 566–588. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12088 Reference page.
Jønsson, K.A., Irestedt, M., Christidis, L., Clegg, S.M., Holt, B.G. & Fjeldså, J. 2014. Evidence of taxon cycles in an Indo-Pacific passerine bird radiation (Aves: Pachycephala). Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281(1777): 20131727. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.1727 ResearchGate Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Black-tailed Whistler
español: Silbador colinegro
français: Siffleur à queue noire
italiano: Zufolatore codanera
Nederlands: Zwartstaartfluiter
português: assobiadeira-dos-mangais-australiana

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