The Rusty Whistlers (Pachycephala hyperythra) – also known as Bornean Mountain Whistlers, Brownish Whistlers, Red-bellied Robin Whistlers or Rufous-breasted Whistlers – occur naturally in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea; where they inhabit subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- Pachycephala hyperythra hyperythra (Salvadori, 1876) – Nominate Form
- Inhabit the mountains of northwestern and western New Guinea; specifically Vogelkop, Onin Peninsula, Wandammen and Weyland Mountains. Also found in eastern-central New Guinea – the headwaters of the Fly river, including upper Palmer river and Ok Tedi areas.
- Pachycephala hyperythra sepikiana (Stresemann, 1921)
- Found in the Sepik mountains, mountains south of the Mamberano river and North Coastal Range, in northern New Guinea.
- Pachycephala hyperythra reichenowi (Rothschild and E. J. O. Hartert, 1911)
- Found in the Huon Peninsula, specifically the Saruwaged mountains in northeastern New Guinea.
- Pachycephala hyperythra salvadorii (Rothschild, 1897)
- Occurs naturally in the mounts of southeastern New Guinea (east from Lake Kutubu and Mountain Bosavi).
Alternate (Global) Names
Chinese: ???? … Czech: pištec hn?doprsý, Pištec rezavoprsý … Danish: Rødbrystet Fløjter … Dutch: Roodbuikfluiter … German: Borneodickkopf … Finnish: Harmaalakkiviheltäjä … French: Pachycéphale à ventre roux, Siffleur rouilleux … Indonesian: Kancilan Karat … Italian: Zufolatore pettirosso, Zufolatore rugginoso … Japanese: muneakamozuhitaki … Norwegian: Gråkroneplystrer … Polish: fletówka rdzawa … Russian: ?????????? ??????? … Slovak: hlavácik hrdzavý … Spanish: Chiflador de Pecho Rufo, Silbador Herrumbroso … Swedish: Rödbröstad visslare
