Mottled berryhunter
Rhagologus leucostigma (Salvadori, 1876)
The mottled berryhunter (Rhagologus leucostigma) is a species in the family Pachycephalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 26.5 g to 27 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the mottled berryhunter
- Weight
- 26.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the mottled berryhunter live?
Not recorded
What is the mottled berryhunter?
The mottled berryhunter or mottled whistler (Rhagologus leucostigma) is a species of bird that is monotypic within the genus Rhagologus and family Rhagologidae. The species was long thought to be a member of the Pachycephalidae on the basis of its appearance, but genetic studies have now found it is not related to that family. It is endemic to the highlands of New Guinea, where its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests.
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Is the mottled berryhunter endangered?
The mottled berryhunter is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the mottled berryhunter classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPachycephalidae
- genusRhagologus
- SpeciesRhagologus leucostigma (Salvadori, 1876)
Synonyms Pachycephala leucostigma
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- False whistlerEnglish
- Mottled whistlerEnglish
- Mottled whistlerEnglish
- Mottled whistlerEnglish
- صائد التوت المنقطArabic
- xiuladora pigalladaCatalan
- pištec skvrnitýCzech
- chwibanwr mannogWelsh
- MejsefløjterDanish
- BeerenjägerGerman
- BeerenvogelGerman
- WellendickkopfGerman
- makula ragologoEsperanto
- Silbador moteadoSpanish
- suomuviheltäjäFinnish
- Rhagologue mailléFrench
- bobičarCroatian
- Kancilan burikIndonesian
- Falso zufolatoreItalian
- Zufolatore maculatoItalian
- フイリモズヒタキJapanese
- banguotasis švilpikasLithuanian
- Geschubde DikkopDutch
- vatreplystrerNorwegian
- łuskowczykPolish
- sibilante-malhadoPortuguese
- guarda-bagas-sarapintadoPortuguese
- Крапчатый толстоголовRussian
- Волнистая толстоголовкаRussian
- mramorka hôrnaSlovak
- Pirgavi bobičarSerbian
- bärätareSwedish
- Benekli IslıkçıTurkish
- лускавникUkrainian
- 斑啸鹟Chinese
- 斑嘯鶲Chinese
Relatives of the mottled berryhunter
Other species in the same family Pachycephalidae.
Eastern shriketit
Falcunculus frontatus
Australian golden whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis
Grey shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Bornean whistler
Pachycephala hypoxantha
Bower's shrikethrush
Colluricincla boweri
Black pitohui
Melanorectes nigrescens
CompareMottled berryhunter vs Eastern shriketitMottled berryhunter vs Australian golden whistlerMottled berryhunter vs Grey shrikethrushMottled berryhunter vs Bornean whistler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the mottled berryhunter?
An adult mottled berryhunter weighs 26.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the mottled berryhunter endangered?
The mottled berryhunter is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the mottled berryhunter?
The mottled berryhunter (Rhagologus leucostigma) belongs to the family Pachycephalidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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