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title: "Golden Whistler"
description: "Pachycephala pectoralis — Vogels. The Australian golden whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) or golden whistler, is a species of passerine bird in the family Pachycephalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/golden-whistler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Golden Whistler

> Pachycephala pectoralis — Vogels. The Australian golden whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) or golden whistler, is a species of passerine bird in the family Pachycephalidae.

- Scientific name: *Pachycephala pectoralis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 17036
- Wikidata: [Q1584926](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1584926)
- iNaturalist taxon: [506043](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/506043)

## Names

- en: Golden Whistler
- de: Gelbbauchdickkopf
- es: Silbador dorado
- fr: Siffleur doré
- pt: Sibilante-dourado
- pl: Fletówka żółtobrzucha

## Countries with the most observations

AU (16204), NF (76)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205048135

## Machine access

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