Bird Album
Western Whistler
Pachycephala fuliginosa Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
24 gWeight
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
Questions
How big is the Western Whistler?
The Western Whistler weighs around 24 g.
Where does the Western Whistler live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: southwestern, south-central Australia.
What does the Western Whistler eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Western Whistler in?
It belongs to the family Whistlers & Allies (Pachycephalidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 24 g
- Habitat
- Woodland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 83 mm
- Tail
- 63 mm
- Bill
- 18 mm
- Tarsus
- 23 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: southwestern, south-central Australia
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Whistlers & Allies Pachycephalidae
- Genus
- Pachycephala
Other birds in the genus Pachycephala
Olive WhistlerPachycephala olivacea
Red-lored WhistlerPachycephala rufogularis
Gilbert's WhistlerPachycephala inornata
Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea
Green-backed WhistlerPachycephala albiventris
White-vented WhistlerPachycephala homeyeri
Island WhistlerPachycephala phaionota
Biak WhistlerPachycephala melanorhyncha
Rusty WhistlerPachycephala hyperythra
Brown-backed WhistlerPachycephala modesta
Yellow-bellied WhistlerPachycephala philippinensis
Sulphur-vented WhistlerPachycephala sulfuriventer
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