• Synonyms Brown Whistler, Gray Whistler, Gray or Grey-headed Whistler
  • Old latin name for bird Microeca brunneicauda

Grey Whistlerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 2.
    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
  • 3.
    Song, © Andrew McCafferty
    Australia
  • 4.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 5.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 6.
    Song, © Phil Gregory
    Australia
  • 7.
    Song, © Fernand Deroussen
    Australia
  • 8.
    Song, © James Lambert
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Grey Whistler

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion s Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites, and n Australia

Grey Whistler subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Pachycephala simplex brunnescensHuon Pen. (ne New Guinea), se New Guinea and D'Entrecasteaux Arch. (e of se New Guinea)-No
Pachycephala simplex griseicepsRaja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea) and nw, s New Guinea-No
Pachycephala simplex jobiensisYapen and Meos Num Is. (Geelvink Bay Is., nw of New Guinea) and nc New Guinea-No
Pachycephala simplex peninsulaefar n and e coastal Cape York Pen., ne QLD (ne Australia)-No
Pachycephala simplex rufipennisKai Is. (se Moluccas)-No
Pachycephala simplex simplexcoastal NT and Melville I. (Tiwi Is., n of NT; nc Australia)-No
Pachycephala simplex sudestensisTagula (c Louisiade Arch., e of se New Guinea)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanxiuladora pàl·lida
Chinese灰啸鹟
Chinese (Traditional)褐嘯鶲
Croatiansivoglava zviždavka
Czechpištec severoaustralský, Pištec šedý
DanishBrun Fløjter
DutchGrijskop-fluiter, Grauwe Fluiter
Finnishharmaaviheltäjä
FrenchSiffleur sobre, Siffleur sobre ou S. à tête grise
GermanGraudickkopf, Weißbauch-Dickkopf
Hungarianészaki légyvadász
IndonesianKancilan kelabu
ItalianZufolatore grigio, Zufolatore testagrigia
Japaneseチャイロモズヒタキ
Lithuanianrudasis švilpikas
Norwegianbrunplystrer
Norwegian NynorskBrunplystrar
Polishfletówka brazowa, fletówka szara, fletówka brązowa
Portugueseassobiadeira-sóbria, sibilante-cinzento
RussianСерый свистун, Бурый свистун
SerbianSivi zviždač
Slovakhlaváčik popolavý
SpanishChiflador Girs, Silbador simple
Swedishgråvisslare
TurkishGri Islıkçı, Gri ıslıkçı
Ukrainianсвистун бурий