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7 unusual facts about Australian Golden Whistler


Australian Golden Whistler

The Norfolk Golden Whistler (P. p. xanthoprocta) declined for many years due to habitat loss and fragmentation and possible due to introduced predators such as the Black Rat.

Fiji Whistler (Pachycephala graeffii) from central and northern islands in Fiji.

Fiji Whistler

It is variably considered a subspecies of a widespread P. pectoralis, a subspecies of P. vitiensis or treated as a separate species, but strong published evidence in favour of either treatment is limited, and further study is warranted to resolve the complex taxonomic situation.

Rusty-breasted Whistler

It is the westernmost member of the Golden Whistler group, being bordered to the east by the Black-chinned and Yellow-throated Whistlers, and to the south by the Australian Golden Whistler.

Samoan Whistler

It resembles the Australian Golden Whistler, but the male has blacker upperparts, yellow or white to the forehead, a dull black throat that is strongly mottled with yellow or white, and no black chest-band.

Tongan Whistler

It is similar to the Australian Golden Whistler in appearance, but the head and throat of the male is entirely black, and the underparts of the female are yellow.

Yellow-throated Whistler

Among the members of the Golden Whistler group, the Yellow-throated Whistler is bordered to the north by the Black-chinned Whistler, to the west by the Rusty-breasted Whistler, and to the south by the Australian Golden Whistler.


Ringwood, Victoria

The club logo was designed in 1964 by Jack Truscott, a local artist and Foundation member and features a male Golden Whistler and the Cinnamon Wattle (Acacia leprosa), both of which were common in Ringwood in the 1960s.


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