Australian Golden Whistler
Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Whistlers and Allies

Australian Golden Whistler

Pachycephala pectoralis

NENot Evaluated
Family
Whistlers and Allies (Pachycephalidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The Australian golden whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) or golden whistler, is a species of passerine bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in forest, woodland, mallee, mangrove and scrub in Australia (except the interior and most of the north). Most populations are resident, but some in south-eastern Australia migrate north during the winter. Its taxonomy is highly complex and remains a matter of dispute, with some authorities including as many as 59 subspecies of the golden whistler (one of the highest numbers of subspecies in any bird), while others treat several of these as separate species.

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Range and habitat

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.