Black-tailed Whistler Pachycephala melanura Scientific name definitions
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (4)
Walter E. Boles
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2007
Text last updated January 1, 2007
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Черноопашат дебелоглав дрозд |
| Catalan | xiuladora cuanegra |
| Croatian | crnorepa zviždavka |
| Dutch | Zwartstaartfluiter |
| English | Black-tailed Whistler |
| English (AVI) | Mangrove Golden Whistler |
| English (Australia) | Mangrove Golden Whistler |
| English (United States) | Black-tailed Whistler |
| Finnish | mangrovekultaviheltäjä |
| French | Siffleur à queue noire |
| French (Canada) | Siffleur à queue noire |
| German | Mangrovedickkopf |
| Indonesian | Kancilan ekor-hitam |
| Japanese | キンイロモズヒタキ |
| Norwegian | svarthaleplystrer |
| Polish | fletówka obrożna |
| Russian | Чернохвостый свистун |
| Serbian | Crnorepi zviždač |
| Slovak | hlaváčik čiernochvostý |
| Spanish | Silbador Colinegro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Silbador colinegro |
| Swedish | svartstjärtad visslare |
| Turkish | Mangrov Altuni Islıkçısı |
| Ukrainian | Свистун мангровий |
Pachycephala melanura Gould, 1843
PROTONYM:
Pachycephala melanura
Gould, 1843. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1842), Part 1, 0 no.117, p. 134.
TYPE LOCALITY:
north coast of Australia ; restricted to Derby, west Kimberley District, by Mathews, 1920, Birds Australia, 8, p. 229.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PACHYCEPHALA
- melanura
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Pachycephala melanura dahli Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Bismarck Archipelago (Crown I, Long I, Tolokiwa, small islets around New Britain, Witu Is, Blanche Bay, islands in Bungula Bay, Duke of York Is, Talele, Uatom, Palikuru Is, Nusa and islets between New Hanover and New Ireland, Malie, Tanga, Nissan I), extreme NW Solomons (small islands W of Shortland), and SE New Guinea coast E from Hall Sound, including Fergusson I and other islands off tip.
Pachycephala melanura dahli Reichenow, 1897
PROTONYM:
Pachycephala melanura dahli
Reichenow, 1897. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 5, p. 178-179.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Credner Islands, Bismarck Archipelago.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PACHYCEPHALA
- melanura
- dahli
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Pachycephala melanura melanura Scientific name definitions
Distribution
coasts of N and NW Western Australia (Kimberley and Pilbara).
Pachycephala melanura melanura Gould, 1843
PROTONYM:
Pachycephala melanura
Gould, 1843. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1842), Part 1, 0 no.117, p. 134.
TYPE LOCALITY:
north coast of Australia ; restricted to Derby, west Kimberley District, by Mathews, 1920, Birds Australia, 8, p. 229.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PACHYCEPHALA
- melanura
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Pachycephala melanura robusta Scientific name definitions
Distribution
N Western Australia (from about Cambridge Gulf) E across coastal Northern Territory (including islands of Bathurst, Melville and Groote Eylandt) to N and NE Queensland (W and E sides of Cape York Peninsula, S on E coast to around Shoalwater Bay).
Pachycephala melanura robusta Masters, 1876
PROTONYM:
Pachycephala robusta
Masters, 1876. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 pt1, p.49.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape York, Queensland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PACHYCEPHALA
- melanura
- robusta
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Pachycephala melanura spinicaudus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
S New Guinea (from Merauke E along coast to Hall Sound) and islands in Torres Strait.
Pachycephala melanura spinicaudus (Pucheran, 1853)
PROTONYM:
Pteruthius spinicaudus
Pucheran, 1853. Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée; exécuté par ordre du Roi pendant les années 1837-1838-1839-1840 (etc.) 3, Mamm. et Ois., p. 58.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Warrior Island, Torres Straits.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PACHYCEPHALA
- melanura
- spinicauda / spinicaudus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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