---
title: "Olive Whistler"
description: "Pachycephala olivacea — Birds. The olive whistler (Pachycephala olivacea) or olivaceous whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, the whistlers, that is native to southeastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/olive-whistler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Olive Whistler

> Pachycephala olivacea — Birds. The olive whistler (Pachycephala olivacea) or olivaceous whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, the whistlers, that is native to southeastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Pachycephala olivacea*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 782
- Wikidata: [Q3115163](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3115163)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7916](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7916)

## Names

- en: Olive Whistler
- de: Buchendickkopf
- fr: Siffleur olivâtre
- nl: Bruine fluiter
- pl: Fletówka oliwkowa

## Countries with the most observations

AU (682)

## Summary

The olive whistler (Pachycephala olivacea) or olivaceous whistler, is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae, the whistlers, that is native to southeastern Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_whistler

## Photo

![Olive Whistler](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/olive-whistler/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279869663

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/olive-whistler?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).