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Species of bird From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The brown-backed whistler (Pachycephala modesta) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae endemic to New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Brown-backed whistler | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Pachycephalidae |
Genus: | Pachycephala |
Species: | P. modesta |
Binomial name | |
Pachycephala modesta (De Vis, 1894) | |
Subspecies | |
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Synonyms | |
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The brown-backed whistler was originally described in the genus Poecilodryas.
Three subspecies are recognized:[2]
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