Species profile
Black Pitohui
Melanorectes nigrescens
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are montane New Guinea.
- Scientific name
- Melanorectes nigrescens
- Family
- Pachycephalidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Melanorectes
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Black Pitohui 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-chinned Whistler (Pachycephala mentalis)
- Black-headed Whistler (Pachycephala monacha)
- Black-tailed Whistler (Pachycephala melanura)
- Bornean Whistler (Pachycephala hypoxantha)