Bird group

Whistlers and Allies

61 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

Babar Whistler
Pachycephala sharpei
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Babar Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Baliem Whistler
Pachycephala balim
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Baliem Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Bare-throated Whistler
Pachycephala nudigula
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bare-throated Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

Biak Whistler
Pachycephala melanorhyncha
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Biak Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of New Guinea and nearby islands. It forages through forest and woodland for…

Bismarck Whistler
Pachycephala citreogaster
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bismarck Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of the Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago. It forages through…

Black Pitohui
Melanorectes nigrescens
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black Pitohui is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Black-chinned Whistler
Pachycephala mentalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-chinned Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

Black-headed Whistler
Pachycephala monacha
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-headed Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

Black-tailed Whistler
Pachycephala melanura
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Black-tailed Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

Bornean Whistler
Pachycephala hypoxantha
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bornean Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Bougainville Hooded Whistler
Pachycephala richardsi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bougainville Hooded Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of the Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago. It forages…

Bower's Shrikethrush
Colluricincla boweri
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Bower's Shrikethrush is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

Brown-backed Whistler
Pachycephala modesta
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Brown-backed Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

Drab Whistler
Pachycephala griseonota
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Drab Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Fawn-breasted Whistler
Pachycephala orpheus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Fawn-breasted Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

Gilbert's Whistler
Pachycephala inornata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gilbert's Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Golden Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Golden-backed Whistler
Pachycephala aurea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Golden-backed Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray Shrikethrush is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Gray Whistler
Pachycephala simplex
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Gray Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Green-backed Whistler
Pachycephala albiventris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Green-backed Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

Guadalcanal Hooded Whistler
Pachycephala implicata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Guadalcanal Hooded Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of the Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago. It forages…

Island Whistler
Pachycephala phaionota
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Island Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Little Shrikethrush
Colluricincla megarhyncha
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Little Shrikethrush is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Lorentz's Whistler
Pachycephala lorentzi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Lorentz's Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Louisiade Whistler
Pachycephala collaris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Louisiade Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of New Guinea and nearby islands. It forages through forest and…

Mangrove Whistler
Mangrove Whistler
Pachycephala cinerea
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Mangrove Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Maroon-backed Whistler
Coracornis raveni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Maroon-backed Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

Moluccan Whistler
Pachycephala macrorhyncha
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Moluccan Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Wallacea, Sundaland, and nearby Indonesian islands. It forages…

Morningbird
Pachycephala tenebrosa
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Morningbird is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and nearby southwest Pacific islands. It…

Nendo Whistler
Pachycephala ornata
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Nendo Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of the Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago. It forages through forest…

New Caledonian Whistler
Pachycephala caledonica
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The New Caledonian Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and nearby southwest Pacific…

Olive Whistler
Pachycephala olivacea
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Olive Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Oriole Whistler
Pachycephala orioloides
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Oriole Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and nearby southwest Pacific islands. It…

Red-lored Whistler
Pachycephala rufogularis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Red-lored Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Regent Whistler
Pachycephala schlegelii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Regent Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Rennell Whistler
Pachycephala feminina
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rennell Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of the Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago. It forages through…

Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rufous Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Rusty Pitohui
Pseudorectes ferrugineus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rusty Pitohui is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Rusty Whistler
Pachycephala hyperythra
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Rusty Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Samoan Whistler
Pachycephala flavifrons
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Samoan Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and nearby southwest Pacific islands. It…

Sandstone Shrikethrush
Colluricincla woodwardi
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sandstone Shrikethrush is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

Sangihe Whistler
Coracornis sanghirensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sangihe Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Wallacea, Sundaland, and nearby Indonesian islands. It forages through…

Sclater's Whistler
Pachycephala soror
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sclater's Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Selayar Whistler
Pachycephala teysmanni
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Selayar Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Sooty Shrikethrush
Colluricincla tenebrosa
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sooty Shrikethrush is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Sulphur-bellied Whistler
Pachycephala sulfuriventer
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Sulphur-bellied Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

Tenggara Whistler
Pachycephala calliope
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Tenggara Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Tongan Whistler
Pachycephala jacquinoti
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Tongan Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and nearby southwest Pacific islands. It…

Utupua Whistler
Pachycephala utupuae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Utupua Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of the Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago. It forages through forest…

Vanikoro Whistler
Pachycephala vanikorensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Vanikoro Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of the Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago. It forages through…

Vanuatu Whistler
Pachycephala chlorura
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Vanuatu Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and nearby southwest Pacific islands. It…

Vogelkop Whistler
Pachycephala meyeri
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Vogelkop Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It forages…

Wallacean Whistler
Pachycephala arctitorquis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Wallacean Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Wallacea, Sundaland, and nearby Indonesian islands. It forages…

White-bellied Pitohui
Pseudorectes incertus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-bellied Pitohui is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

White-bellied Whistler
Pachycephala leucogastra
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-bellied Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

White-breasted Whistler
Pachycephala lanioides
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-breasted Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

White-throated Fiji Whistler
Pachycephala vitiensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-throated Fiji Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and nearby southwest Pacific…

White-vented Whistler
Pachycephala homeyeri
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-vented Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

Yellow-bellied Whistler
Pachycephala philippinensis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Yellow-bellied Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Australasian and Pacific forests, woodland, and islands. It…

Yellow-throated Fiji Whistler
Pachycephala graeffii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Yellow-throated Fiji Whistler is a whistler, pitohui, or shrikethrush ally of Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and nearby southwest…