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Golden-backed Whistler

Pachycephala aurea
Family
Whistlers and Allies
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
gobwhi1, GBWH
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyWhistlers and Allies (Pachycephalidae)
SpeciesPachycephala aurea
Codesgobwhi1, GBWH
Identification

The Golden-backed Whistler (Pachycephala aurea) is a member of the Whistlers and Allies family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code gobwhi1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Whistlers and Allies
Rusty Pitohui
Pseudorectes ferrugineus
White-bellied Pitohui
Pseudorectes incertus
Sandstone Shrikethrush
Colluricincla woodwardi
Bower's Shrikethrush
Colluricincla boweri
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Sooty Shrikethrush
Colluricincla tenebrosa
Golden-backed Whistler photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pachycephala aurea

Family: Whistlers and Allies

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: gobwhi1