| White-bellied pitohui | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pachycephalidae |
| Genus: | Pseudorectes |
| Species: | P. incertus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorectes incertus (van Oort, 1909) | |
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The white-bellied pitohui (Pseudorectes incertus) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found throughout the lowlands of southern New Guinea (Lorentz River to upper Fly River.
Taxonomy and systematics
The white-bellied pitohui was originally described in the genus Pitohui until moved to Pseudorectes by the IOC in 2013.[2] Alternatively, some other authorities classify the white-bellied pitohui in the genus Colluricincla. Alternate names for the white-bellied pitohui include the brown pitohui, mottle-breasted pitohui, mottled pitohui and white-bellied shrike-thrush.
Distribution and habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Pseudorectes incertus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705579A94025325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705579A94025325.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "IOC World Bird List 3.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.3.4.
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