Australian golden whistler

Pachycephala pectoralis

The Australian golden whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) is a bird found in Australia. Forests and gardens in Australia and nearby islands. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Pachycephala pectoralis
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia

🏡 Where the Australian golden whistler lives

Forests and gardens in Australia and nearby islands.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs70%
🍎 Fruit20%
🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Males have a golden belly and a loud, whip-crack song.

Hear the Australian golden whistler

Recorded by Romuald Mikusek (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1166258. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Australian golden whistler

Where does the Australian golden whistler live?

The Australian golden whistler lives in Australia. Forests and gardens in Australia and nearby islands.

What does the Australian golden whistler eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), fruit (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Australian golden whistler endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.