Lorentz's Whistler
Pachycephala lorentzi Mayr, 1931
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Lorentz's whistler (Pachycephala lorentzi) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in the mid-western New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It was originally described as a subspecies of the regent whistler
It is named after Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz.
Wikipedia contributors, Lorentz's whistler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:14:28.172731+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pachycephala lorentzi Mayr, 1931
- Name authority
- Mayr, 1931
- Common name
- Lorentz's Whistler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pachycephalidae
- Genus
- Pachycephala
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPachycephalidae Swainson, 1831
- genusPachycephala Vigors, 1825
- speciesPachycephala lorentzi Mayr, 1931
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pachycephala. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Green-backed WhistlerPachycephala albiventris (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894) | PachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Melanesian WhistlerPachycephala caledonica (Gmelin, 1789) | PachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pachycephala cinerea (Blyth, 1847) | PachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Samoan WhistlerPachycephala flavifrons (Peale, 1848) | PachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pachycephala fulvotincta Wallace, 1864 | PachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pachycephala graeffii Hartlaub, 1866 | PachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Drab WhistlerPachycephala griseonota G. R. Gray, 1862 | PachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gilbert's WhistlerPachycephala inornata Gould, 1841 | PachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tongan WhistlerPachycephala jacquinoti Bonaparte, 1850 | PachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pachycephala leucogastra Salvadori & Albertis, 1875 | PachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pachycephala mentalis Wallace, 1863 | PachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-backed WhistlerPachycephala modesta (De Vis, 1894) | PachycephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=561766 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4BQCW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.