Pachycephala
Pachycephala is a genus of birds native to the Austro-Pacific region. They are commonly known as typical whistlers. Older guidebooks may refer to them as thickheads, a literal translation of the generic name, which is derived from the Ancient Greek terms pachys "thick" + kephale "head".
Species in taxonomic sequence
There are nearly 3 dozen species: Olive Whistler, Pachycephala olivacea
Red-lored Whistler, Pachycephala rufogularis
Gilbert's Whistler, Pachycephala inornata
Mangrove Whistler, Pachycephala grisola
Green-backed Whistler, Pachycephala albiventris
White-vented Whistler, Pachycephala homeyeri
Island Whistler, Pachycephala phaionotus
Rusty Whistler, Pachycephala hyperythra
Brown-backed Whistler, Pachycephala modesta
Bornean Whistler, Pachycephala hypoxantha
Sulphur-bellied Whistler, Pachycephala sulfuriventer
Vogelkop Whistler, Pachycephala meyeri
Yellow-bellied Whistler, Pachycephala philippinensis
Gray-headed Whistler, Pachycephala griseiceps
Fawn-breasted Whistler, Pachycephala orpheus
Gray Whistler, Pachycephala simplex
Golden Whistler, Pachycephala pectoralis
Lord Howe Golden Whistler, Pachycephala (pectoralis) contempta
Norfolk Island Golden Whistler, Pachycephala (pectoralis) xanthoprocta
Banda Sea Whistler, Pachycephala (pectoralis) macrorhyncha
Black-chinned Whistler, Pachycephala (pectoralis) mentalis
Fulvous-tinted Whistler, Pachycephala (pectoralis) fulvotincta
Bismarck Whistler, Pachycephala (pectoralis) citreogaster
Yellow-throated Whistler, Pachycephala (pectoralis) orioloides
Fiji Whistler, Pachycephala (pectoralis) vitiensis
Sclater's Whistler, Pachycephala soror
Lorentz's Whistler, Pachycephala lorentzi
Black-tailed Whistler, Pachycephala melanura
New Caledonian Whistler, Pachycephala caledonica
Samoan Whistler, Pachycephala flavifrons
Tongan Whistler, Pachycephala jacquinoti
Regent Whistler, Pachycephala schlegelii
Bare-throated Whistler, Pachycephala nudigula
Hooded Whistler, Pachycephala implicata
Golden-backed Whistler, Pachycephala aurea
Drab Whistler, Pachycephala griseonota
Wallacean Whistler, Pachycephala arctitorquis
Black-headed Whistler, Pachycephala monacha
White-bellied Whistler, Pachycephala leucogastra
Rufous Whistler, Pachycephala rufiventris
White-breasted Whistler, Pachycephala lanioides
An unidentified Pachycephala whistler was heard on May 14 1994 at 1,000 meters ASL south of the summit of Camiguin in the Philippines, where the genus was not previously known to occur. It might have been an undescribed taxon, or simply a vagrant of a known species.
Translation
The word "Pachycephala" occurs as such in the following languages: English, French, Dutch.
Translation in Russian: Свистуны (птицы).
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