Species profile
Black-headed Whistler
Pachycephala monacha
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and New Guinea.
- Scientific name
- Pachycephala monacha
- Family
- Pachycephalidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Pachycephala
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Black-headed Whistler in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Pachycephalidae
- Baliem Whistler (Pachycephala balim)
- Banda Sea Whistler (Pachycephala par)
- Bare-throated Whistler (Pachycephala nudigula)
- Bismarck Whistler (Pachycephala citreogaster)
- Black Pitohui (Melanorectes nigrescens)
- Black-chinned Whistler (Pachycephala mentalis)
- Black-tailed Whistler (Pachycephala melanura)
- Bornean Whistler (Pachycephala hypoxantha)