C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Pachycephalidae

Grey Whistler

Pachycephala simplex

CIOC 6551

Grey Whistler

Pachycephala simplex

Passeriformes · Pachycephalidae

Grey Whistler (Pachycephala simplex).

ATK74

DEF50

6442 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 17.4 g
Diet: Invertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 74

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 74).

DEF 50

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 50).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Australasia: Southern Moluccas & New Guinea and satellites & and Northern Australia Habitat: Forest & Woodland

7 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Pachycephala simplex rufipennis
Kai Is. (se Moluccas)
Pachycephala simplex griseiceps
Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and nw, s New Guinea
Pachycephala simplex jobiensis
Yapen and Meos Num Is. (Geelvink Bay Is., nw of New Guinea) and nc New Guinea
Pachycephala simplex brunnescens
Huon Pen. (ne New Guinea), se New Guinea and D'Entrecasteaux Arch. (e of se New Guinea)
Pachycephala simplex sudestensis
Tagula (c Louisiade Arch., e of se New Guinea)
Pachycephala simplex peninsulae
far n and e coastal Cape York Pen., ne QLD (ne Australia)
Pachycephala simplex simplex
coastal NT and Melville I. (Tiwi Is., n of NT; nc Australia)