Temotu whistler
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Pachycephala vanikorensis

The Temotu whistler (Pachycephala vanikorensis ) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, 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.

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References

1. Temotu whistler Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temotu_whistler
2. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/71164

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