Whistlers & Allies

Rufous Whistler

Pachycephala rufiventris

The Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) is a 22 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Whistlers & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

22 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Australia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea.

Where to see it: Refugio de Farino (New Caledonia); Parc des Grandes Fougères (New Caledonia); Mont Koghi (New Caledonia); Parc de la Rivière Bleue (Blue River NP) (New Caledonia); Sandy Camp Road Wetlands (Australia).

Photo: (c) Martin Rady, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist