Photo: Peter Jacobs from Australia / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Gilbert’s Whistler
Pachycephala inornata
Gilbert's Whistler (Pachycephala inornata) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Gilbert’s Whistler (Pachycephala inornata) is a member of the Pachycephalidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 30.8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Pachycephalidae Whistlers & Allies
- Genus Pachycephala
- Species inornata
Quick facts
- Weight
- 30.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Pachycephalidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
Least Concern
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Gilbert’s Whistler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Gilbert’s Whistler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Gilbert’s Whistler (Pachycephala inornata) is a species of bird in the Pachycephalidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU s SA to ec NSW (s Australia).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 30.8 g, with a wing length of about 9.9 cm and a tail of around 8.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Gilbert’s Whistler?
The Gilbert’s Whistler is a small bird that weighs around 30.8 g.
Where does the Gilbert’s Whistler live?
The Gilbert’s Whistler is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU s SA to ec NSW (s Australia), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Gilbert’s Whistler belong to?
The Gilbert’s Whistler (Pachycephala inornata) belongs to the Pachycephalidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Gilbert’s Whistler eat?
The Gilbert’s Whistler is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Gilbert’s Whistler migrate?
The Gilbert’s Whistler is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Gilbert’s Whistler endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Gilbert’s Whistler make?
1 real field recording of the Gilbert’s Whistler — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Gilbert’s Whistler's range?
The Gilbert’s Whistler has a mapped global range of about 1.6 million km².
Conservation
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