Pachycephala

Taxobox
name = Pachycephala


image_width = 220px
image_caption = Golden Whistler "Pachycephala pectoralis"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Pachycephalidae
genus = "Pachycephala"
genus_authority = Vigors, 1825
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =More than 30, see text

"Pachycephala" is a genus of birds native to the Austro-Pacific region. They are commonly known as typical whistlers. Older guidebooks may refer to them as thickheads, a literal translation of the generic name, which is derived from the Ancient Greek terms "pachy" 'thick', and "kephale" 'head'.

There are nearly 3 dozen species:
* Olive Whistler, "Pachycephala olivacea"
* Red-lored Whistler, "Pachycephala rufogularis"
* Gilbert's Whistler, "Pachycephala inornata"
* Mangrove Whistler, "Pachycephala grisola"
* Green-backed Whistler, "Pachycephala albiventris"
* White-vented Whistler, "Pachycephala homeyeri"
* Island Whistler, "Pachycephala phaionotus"
* Rusty Whistler, "Pachycephala hyperythra"
* Brown-backed Whistler, "Pachycephala modesta"
* Bornean Whistler, "Pachycephala hypoxantha"
* Sulphur-bellied Whistler, "Pachycephala sulfuriventer"
* Vogelkop Whistler, "Pachycephala meyeri"
* Yellow-bellied Whistler, "Pachycephala philippinensis"
* Gray-headed Whistler, "Pachycephala griseiceps"
* Fawn-breasted Whistler, "Pachycephala orpheus"
* Gray Whistler, "Pachycephala simplex"
* Golden Whistler, "Pachycephala pectoralis"
* Sclater's Whistler, "Pachycephala soror"
* Lorentz's Whistler, "Pachycephala lorentzi"
* Black-tailed Whistler, "Pachycephala melanura"
* New Caledonian Whistler, "Pachycephala caledonica"
* Samoan Whistler, "Pachycephala flavifrons"
* Tongan Whistler, "Pachycephala jacquinoti"
* Regent Whistler, "Pachycephala schlegelii"
* Bare-throated Whistler, "Pachycephala nudigula"
* Hooded Whistler, "Pachycephala implicata"
* Golden-backed Whistler, "Pachycephala aurea"
* Drab Whistler, "Pachycephala griseonota"
* Wallacean Whistler, "Pachycephala arctitorquis"
* Black-headed Whistler, "Pachycephala monacha"
* White-bellied Whistler, "Pachycephala leucogastra"
* Rufous Whistler, "Pachycephala rufiventris"
* White-breasted Whistler, "Pachycephala lanioides"
* Bismarck Whistler, "Pachycephala citreogaster"

References

* Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). "Handbook of the Birds of the World". Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 9788496553422