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Passeriformes / Pachycephalidae / Melanorectes

Black Pitohui

Melanorectes nigrescens

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (blapit1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pachycephalidae
Genus: Melanorectes

Subspecies (5)

Melanorectes nigrescens harterti

northeastern New Guinea (Saruwaged Mountains of Huon Peninsula)
Melanorectes nigrescens meeki

west-central to east-central New Guinea
Melanorectes nigrescens nigrescens

northwestern New Guinea (Arfak and Tamrau mountains)
Melanorectes nigrescens schistaceus

Herzog Mountains and mountains of southeastern New Guinea
Melanorectes nigrescens wandamensis

New Guinea (Wandammen Peninsula)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (blapit1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.