Species of Whistlers Found in Indonesia

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Whistlers native to, or found in, Indonesia

Bare-throated Whistler (Pachycephala nudigula)

Black-chinned Whistler (Pachycephala mentalis) – Endemic to Halmahera and adjacent smaller islands in North Maluku, Indonesia

Black-headed Whistler (Pachycephala monacha)

Bornean Whistler (Pachycephala hypoxantha)

Cinnamon-breasted Whistler (Pachycephala johni)

Drab Whistler (Pachycephala griseonota)

Fawn-breasted Whistler (Pachycephala orpheus)

Golden-backed Whistler (Pachycephala aurea)

Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis)

Grey Whistler (Pachycephala simplex)

Island Whistler (Pachycephala phaionota)

Lorentz’s Whistler (Pachycephala lorentzi)

Mangrove Whistler (Pachycephala grisola)

Regent Whistler (Pachycephala schlegelii)

Rusty-breasted Whistler (Pachycephala fulvotincta) – Ranges from Java east to Alor and north to the Selayar Islands

Rusty Whistler (Pachycephala hyperythra)

Sclater’s Whistler (Pachycephala soror)

Sulphur-vented Whistler or Sulphur-bellied Whistler (Pachycephala sulfuriventer)

Vogelkop Whistler (Pachycephala meyeri)

Wallacean Whistler (Pachycephala arctitorquis)

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