• Synonyms Brown-baced whistler, Brown backed Whistler
  • Old latin name for bird Poecilodryas modesta

Brown-backed Whistlerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Iain Woxvold
    Papua New Guinea
  • 2.
    Song, © Jonathan Bryant
    Papua New Guinea
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Brown-backed Whistler

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion montane c, e New Guinea

Brown-backed Whistler subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Pachycephala modesta modestamontane Huon Pen. (ne New Guinea) and ec to se New Guinea-No
Pachycephala modesta telefolminensismontane c New Guinea-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanxiuladora modesta
Chinese褐背啸鹟
Chinese (Traditional)褐背嘯鶲
Croatiansmeđoleđa zviždavka
Czechpištec horský
DanishBrunrygget Fløjter
DutchBruinrugfluiter
Finnishvuoriviheltäjä
FrenchPachycéphale à dos brun, Siffleur modeste
GermanBraunrücken-Dickkopf
ItalianZufolatore dorsobruno
Japaneseコモズヒタキ
Lithuanianrudnugaris švilpikas
Norwegianbrunryggplystrer
Norwegian NynorskBrunryggplystrar
Polishfletówka brazowogrzbieta, fletówka brązowogrzbieta
Portugueseassobiadeira-de-dorso-castanho, sibilante-modesto
RussianБуроспинный свистун
SerbianSmeđoleđi zviždač
Slovakhlaváčik hnedochrbtý
SpanishChiflador de Espalda Castaña, Silbador modesto
Swedishbrunryggig visslare, Brunryggad visslare
TurkishKahverengi ıslıkçı, Kahverengi Islıkçı
Ukrainianсвистун буроспинний