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Grey Whistler
Pachycephala simplexGould, 1843
Native
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Pachycephalidae
- Genus
- Pachycephala
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The grey whistler or brown whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in northern Australia and New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites, and north Australia
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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