Rusty pitohui

Rusty pitohui
Illustration by William Matthew Hart
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Pseudorectes
Species:
P. ferrugineus
Binomial name
Pseudorectes ferrugineus
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Subspecies

See text

Synonyms
  • Colluricincla ferruginea
  • Pitohui ferrugineus
  • Rectes ferrugineus

The rusty pitohui (Pseudorectes ferrugineus) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found throughout the lowlands of the Aru Islands and New Guinea.

Taxonomy and systematics

The rusty pitohui was originally classified within the genus Rectes (a synonym for the genus Pitohui) until moved to Pseudorectes by the IOC in 2013.[2] Alternatively, some other authorities classify the rusty pitohui in the genus Colluricincla. Alternate names for the rusty pitohui include the ferrugineous pitohui and rusty shrike-thrush.

Subspecies

P. f. leucorhynchus in Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Six subspecies are recognized:[3]

  • P. f. leucorhynchus - (Gray, GR, 1862): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Rectes. Found on Waigeo (off western New Guinea)
  • P. f. fuscus - (Greenway, 1966): Found on Batanta (off western New Guinea)
  • P. f. brevipennis - (Hartert, 1896): Found on Aru Islands (off south-western New Guinea)
  • P. f. ferrugineus - (Bonaparte, 1850): Found on Misool and Salawati (off south-western New Guinea) and north-western New Guinea
  • P. f. holerythrus - (Salvadori, 1878): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Rectes. Found on Yapen (off north-western New Guinea) and north-central New Guinea
  • P. f. clarus - (Meyer, AB, 1894): Found in eastern and southern New Guinea

Description

The rusty pitohui is a medium-sized, approximately 28 cm long, rusty brown songbird with a strong black bill, pale iris and yellowish-buff below. The subspecies P. f. leucorhynchus and P. f. fuscus of Waigeo and Batanta islands off Western New Guinea have a whitish bill. It is the largest member of its family. Both sexes are similar.

Distribution and habitat

The rusty pitohui is distributed and endemic to lowland and hill forests of New Guinea, Aru Island and West Papuan islands.

Behaviour and ecology

The rusty pitohui is usually seen in small parties, mixed with other gregarious species. It builds a deep, cup-shaped nest of sticks, leaves and stems in a fork of a tree.

Status

Widespread and common throughout its habitat range, the rusty pitohui is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Pseudorectes ferrugineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T22705583A130391308. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22705583A130391308.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IOC World Bird List 3.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.3.4.
  3. ^ "IOC World Bird List 6.3". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.6.3.
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