The drab whistler (''Pachycephala griseonota'') is a species of

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in the family

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. It is found in the

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. Its natural

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is subtropical or tropical moist lowland

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Taxonomy and systematics

Some authorities have considered the drab whistler as several subspecies of the

rufous whistler The rufous whistler (''Pachycephala rufiventris'') is a species of whistler found in New Caledonia and Australia. Predominantly a reddish-brown and grey bird, it makes up for its subdued plumage with its song-making ability. Like many other memb ...

Subspecies

Five subspecies are recognized: * ''P. g. lineolata'' -

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, 1863, 1876: Originally described as a separate species. Found on

Peleng Peleng is an island off the east coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia and is the largest island of the Banggai Islands (''Kepulauan Banggai''). It is surrounded by the Banda Sea and Molucca Sea and has an area of 2,488.79 km2 (including offshore i ...

and

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* ''P. g. cinerascens'' - Salvadori, 1878: Originally described as a separate species. Found on southern

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* ''P. g. examinata'' -

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, 1898: Originally described as a separate species. Found on

Buru Buru (formerly spelled Boeroe, Boro, or Bouru) is the third largest island within the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It lies between the Banda Sea to the south and Seram Sea to the north, west of Ambon Island, Ambon and Seram Island, Seram island ...

(southern

Moluccas The Maluku Islands ( ; , ) or the Moluccas ( ; ) are an archipelago in the eastern part of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located in West Melanesi ...

) * ''P. g. griseonota'' - Gray, G.R. 1862: Found on

Seram Island Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of Maluku province of Indonesia, despite Ambon Island's historical importance. It is located just north of the smaller Ambon Island and a few other adjacent i ...

(southern Moluccas) * ''P. g. kuehni'' - Hartert, 1898: Originally described as a separate species. Found on the

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Additionally, some authorities consider the cinnamon-breasted whistler to also be a subspecies of the drab whistler (as ''P. g. johni'').

References

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