Pachycephala pectoralis

Golden Whistler at Chapman, ACT

Request use of media

Identification history

	Pachycephala pectoralis	31 Jul 2023	Liam.m
	Microeca fascinans	30 Jul 2023	ChrisAppleton

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

3 comments

linda wrote:

31 Jul 2023

How can this be a Golden Whistler when it is blue?? The photo does not show the yellow, body, black head and white bib that it should have.

Linda (Cooleman Ridge Convenor)

dwise wrote:

31 Jul 2023

Maybe a female and the lighting is strange? here is another image from flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/davethebird/23665470972

HelenCross wrote:

31 Jul 2023

Hi @linda - it's a female, which lacks the bright colours of the male: https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Pachycephala-pectoralis

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
30 Jul 2023 08:21 AM Recorded on
ChrisAppleton Recorded by
Collections
Birds Other Birds Intermediate size

Species information

Pachycephala pectoralis Scientific name
Golden Whistler Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1341.8m Recorded at altitude
801 images trained Machine learning
External link More information

Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
Description
Additional attributes