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title: "Rufous Whistler"
description: "Pachycephala rufiventris — Vogels. The rufous whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) is a species of whistler found in New Caledonia and Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/rufous-whistler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous Whistler

> Pachycephala rufiventris — Vogels. The rufous whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) is a species of whistler found in New Caledonia and Australia.

- Scientific name: *Pachycephala rufiventris*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 10783
- Wikidata: [Q3180293](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3180293)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7920](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7920)

## Names

- en: Rufous Whistler
- de: Schlichtmanteldickkopf
- es: Silbador Rufo
- fr: Siffleur itchong
- pt: Sibilante-ruivo
- pl: Fletówka rudobrzucha

## Countries with the most observations

AU (10205), NC (180)

## Summary

The rufous whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) is a species of whistler found in New Caledonia and Australia. Predominantly a reddish-brown and grey bird, it makes up for its subdued plumage with its song-making ability. Like many other members of the Pachycephalidae, it has a variety of musical calls.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141235759

## Machine access

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