- Passeriformes
- Pachycephalidae
Bougainville Hooded Whistler Pachycephala richardsi
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Identification
A distinctive whistler of dark, dingy appearance. Golden-olive above and bright yellow below, with a black hood and chest. Female golden below and olive above, with a gray head and a white throat. Mainly found in primary forest above 1200 meters of elevation, but does occasionally wander lower. Oriole Whistler also occurs but male has a bright golden throat, neck, and belly, and female is dark brown above and beige streaked with ruddy below. Bougainville Hooded Whistler’s voice is a mix of loud, almost electronic staccato whistles.