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Golden Whistler calling – a short video

This morning, a Golden Whistler stayed in one spot for long enough for me to get out my camera and record a few seconds of his song. So, for your enjoyment, here it is!

https://youtu.be/2JvVLFxrqN0

Golden Whistlers are small birds, about the size of a wren. They have a black head and a white bib, and the golden chest, underbelly, and collar that give them the first part of their name. The second part of the name comes from their lovely whistling calls. I’ve published more videos and pictures of previous sightings.

Common name: Golden Whistler
Scientific name: Pachycephala pectoralis
Approximate length: 16-18 cm
Date spotted: 3 December 2025 (summer)
Location: Manly Dam Reserve, New South Wales, Australia: 33°46’45.0″S 151°14’54.2″E

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On my lunchtime walk today, I spotted a Golden Whistler, and a Rufous Shrikethrush and one of the local King Parrots (who seemed to think I should have seed, but since I was out on a walk, I did not).

#Bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #RufousShrikethrush #GoldenWhistler #KingParrot

A brownish bird with a rufous breast on a branch.

A Golden Whistler (male) as seen from behind. It is looking right.
It has a black head, white chin/thoat, Golden neck, breast and belly, olive wings.

A side view of the Rufous Shrikethrush. Here you can see its head and wings are grey while the underside is a soft rufous colour.

Male Australian King Parrot, looking down at me expectantly hoping I might have seed. It is a largish parrot with Red head and body and green wings.

A female Golden Whistler checking me out, as I checked her out, on the driveway at lunchtime today.

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #GoldenWhistler

An almost high-key photo of a female Golden Whistler on a stub of a broken branch of a small tree. She is mostly shades of pale brown with a bit of grey, but has a golden rump. She has large eyes and a short pale beak. Her he'd is cocked to one side, and she appears to be looking down at the camera from her right eye.

A less backlit shot of the Golden Whistler. She is now on a thinner branch, and slightly higher up the tree than the previous shot. Here her browny-grey colouring is more noticeable, as is her yellow rump.

A Golden Whistler eyes me suspiciously from a branch before flying off

#BirdsOfMastodon #Birds #GoldenWhistler #Australia #Nature

A bright yellow-bodied bird with black head and white throat looks back over its shoulder toward the camera. Bright sunlight glints off its feathers and eye. There are woody branches all around and blurry vegetation in the background

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#redtailedblackcockatoo

@stevencotteephotography
#goldenwhistler

#BirdsofMastodon

Golden Whistler - Pachycephala pectoralis

Though Golden Whistlers sometimes perch quietly among the foliage of trees or shrubs, the males are often noticeable by their rich, golden plumage, extending from their underparts and in a collar around the bird’s neck, contrasting with a jet-black hood and a white throat patch. The female whistler is drab by comparison, greyish and indistinct. Even if they are not seen, their beautiful whistled song carries on the wind for hundreds of metres and is a common sound in the Australian bush throughout spring and summer. (Source: BirdLife Australia)

My passion is wildlife photography and I hope I can bring the beauty of nature into your home and show how amazing nature is. Every single animal needs our protection as they all play an important part in our survival.

There is an abundance of scientific reports telling us that the rate of extinction is happening at an alarming rate. More and more fauna and flora are going to disappear. With my wildlife photography, I hope to showcase a fraction of animals before they are gone. Only what you know, you will love and protect…

#wildlifephotography #wild #animals #animal #wildlifeplanet #conservation #natgeowild #wildlifeonearth #wildlife #wildlifephoto #biodiversity #environment #wildlifelovers #spohrphotography #birds #goldenwhistler #australia #photography

Though Golden Whistlers sometimes perch quietly among the foliage of trees or shrubs, the males are often noticeable by their rich, golden plumage, extending from their underparts and in a collar around the bird’s neck, contrasting with a jet-black hood and a white throat patch. The female whistler is drab by comparison, greyish and indistinct. Even if they are not seen, their beautiful whistled song carries on the wind for hundreds of metres and is a common sound in the Australian bush throughout spring and summer. (Source: BirdLife Australia)

Clearly it was a good time to pop out for a walk if I wanted to see Golden Whistlers.

The female (pictured thrice here), obligingly stopped out in the open a couple of times, unlike the male, who stayed high in a tree and mostly obscured.

#Bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #GoldenWhistler

Female Golden Whistler on a branch. The background is out-of-focus yellows and blue.
The bird is mostly olive on the back, grey face, large eye, and yellow rump. She is standing facing away to the right, but head is turned back towards the camera on a 45º angle.

Female Golden Whistler on a branch. This branch, has a smaller branch rising almost vertically on the right of frame, while the bird is on the left, facing the vertical branch.

The bird is mostly olive on the back, grey face, large eye, and yellow rump.

The showy male Golden Whistler. Mostly a rich yellow gold underneath and on the nape of the neck, yellow-olive wings and a black head with white chin.

Female Golden Whistler taking flight. She has her wings spread wide, curling up at the tips. She had her head rotated around such that her left eye is looking up towards where she is going.

It's time for another edition of #BirdButtsOfBrisbane

This time we have a #WhiteThroatedHoneyeater high up in a tree; a female #GoldenWhistler ; a #LaughingKookaburra and an #AustralianBrushTurkey

Black-chinned Honeyeater (underside thereof) looking almost completely white except for its dark tail and the hint of the black chin (if you look really closely)

The golden butt of the female Golden Whistler.

A Laughing Kookaburra, lifting its tail to better point its butt at the camera.

The precariously balanced butt of the Australian Brush Turkey, roosting in a tree.

Clearly that #YellowFacedHoneyeater was keen to capture all its sides. Pictured here facing left this time.
Also, a male #ScarletHoneyeater briefly in a position where it could be photographed, and a couple of shots of a female #GoldenWhistler who happily posed for me relatively close by (albeit in deep shade).

#AustralianWildlife #bird #WildOz 🧵