The Temotu whistler (''Pachycephala vanikorensis'') is a species of bird in the family

Pachycephalidae The Pachycephalidae are a family of bird species that includes the whistlers, shrikethrushes, and three of the pitohuis, and is part of the ancient Australo-Papuan radiation of songbirds. The family includes 64 species that are separated into f ...

, which is endemic to the Santa Cruz Islands of the Solomon Islands group. It was classified as a separate species in 2016 by the IOC. Two of its subspecies (''P. v. ornate'' and ''utupuae'') belonged previously to the former white-throated whistler and the nominate subspecies was a subspecies of the

Melanesian Whistler The Melanesian whistler (''Pachycephala chlorura'') or Vanuatu whistler, is a species of passerine bird in the whistler family Pachycephalidae. It is found on the Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu, and Vanikoro in the far south-eastern Solomons. Taxonom ...

Taxonomy and systematics

It was variably considered as

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of a widespread golden whistler ('' Pachycephala pectoralis'').Boles, W. E. (2007). Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis). pp. 421-423 in: del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie, D. eds (2007). ''

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''. Volume 12: ''Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees.'' Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. IOC World Bird List, version 1.7
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Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized: * ''P. v. ornata'' - Mayr, 1932: Found on northern Santa Cruz Islands * ''P. v. utupuae'' - Mayr, 1932: Formerly described as a separate species. Found on

Utupua Utupua is an island in the Santa Cruz Islands, located 66 km to the Southeast of the main Santa Cruz group, between Vanikoro and Santa Cruz proper (Nendo Island). This island belongs administratively to the Temotu Province of the Solomon Is ...

(central Santa Cruz Islands) * ''P. v. vanikorensis'' - Oustalet 1875: Found on Vanikoro (southern Santa Cruz Islands)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q25095732 Temotu whistler Birds of the Santa Cruz Islands Temotu whistler