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Bougainville Whistler
Pachycephala richardsi Mayr, 1932
Pachycephalidae — Whistlers & Allies
Bougainville Whistler, Pachycephala richardsi, is a bird of montane Bougainville in the Solomon Islands. It belongs to the whistlers and allies, within the order Passeriformes. Its range is in Australasia, and it is associated with moist montane forest. The species was described by Mayr in 1932. It was separated from the Hooded Whistler in 2014. Its name honours Guy Richards, who took part in the Whitney South Sea Expedition, which gathered Pacific birds for the American Museum of Natural History.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pachycephalidae — Whistlers & Allies
- Breeding range
- Australasia: montane Bougainville (n Solomon Is.)
