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Species
Pachycephala hyperythra Wallace, 1864
Nomenclature
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Family: PachycephalidaeGenus: Pachycephala
SUMMARY
Forehead, lores and crown are dark slaty grey, feathers below orbit blackish, ear- coverts dusky brown; upperparts warm olive- brown, upperwing dusky, outer edges of remiges more yellowish- olive, wing coverts warm olive- brown; tail olive- brown, rectrices edged yellowish- olive on outer on outer webs; chin, throat and maler region white, underparts light rufous; iris dark brown; bill black; legs pink to pinkish- grey or flesh- brown. Sexes alike. Juvenile is largely rufous on body, with remiges and wing- coverts edged rufous; immature similar to adult but retains juvenile remiges and coverts. Race sepikiana has upperparts more olive, white throat patch larger, breast and belly brighter; reichenowi is similar to previous, but back darker and browner, underparts duller; salvadorii is like nominate, but back browner, underparts paler and duller.