Southern Variable Pitohui

Pitohui uropygialis

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Oriolidae
Genus
Pitohui
eBird Code
varpit3

Subspecies (5)

  • Pitohui uropygialis aruensis

    Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)

  • Pitohui uropygialis brunneiceps

    southern New Guinea (Fly River to Gulf of Papua)

  • Pitohui uropygialis meridionalis

    southeastern New Guinea (Chads Bay to Yule Island)

  • Pitohui uropygialis nigripectus

    southern New Guinea

  • Pitohui uropygialis uropygialis

    northwestern New Guinea (western half of the Bird's Head Peninsula), including Salawati and Misool (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.