The red-lored whistler is one of nine species of whistler occurring in Australia and a member of the family Pachycephalidae which includes whistlers, shrike-thrushes, pitohuis and allies. The limited range of this endemic bird of the Mallee woodland in one small area in New South Wales and another, larger area encompassing north-western Victoria and adjacent South Australia has seen it listed nationally as vulnerable.
Red-lored whistler
The Gilbert's whistler is a monotypic species of bird endemic to Australia, scattered in semi-arid zones of southern Australia.
Gilbert's whistler
Gould and Richter lithograph of male (top) and female (below) Gilbert's whistler
Female Gilbert's whistler (Pachycephala inornata)
Bird skin specimen, Gilbert's whistler (Pachycephala inornata) (Gould, 1844)