page_title: Australian golden whistler
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Australian golden whistler / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of a Golden whistler singing
context_page_description: The Australian golden whistler or golden whistler, is a species of bird found in forest, woodland, mallee, mangrove and scrub in Australia Most populations are resident, but some in south-eastern Australia migrate north during the winter. Its taxonomy is highly complex and remains a matter of dispute, with some authorities including as many as 59 subspecies of the golden whistler, while others treat several of these as separate species.
context_section_description: The male has a bright yellow underside and nape, olive-green back and wings, a black head and chest-band, and a white throat. A notable exception is the Norfolk golden whistler (P. p. xanthoprocta) where the plumage of the male is female-like. In Australia females are overall dull brownish-grey, though some have yellowish undertail coverts. Both sexes have a black bill, dark legs and red-brown eyes.
  Australian golden whistlers have a strong, musical voice.
caption: Male Golden whistler singing, Mallacoota, Australia
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