ISLAND WHISTLER Pachycephala phaionota #

Range Rani off Biak, Manim off southern Numfor, small islets in Teluk Cenderawasih (Mayr 1941).

Status Resident? Ripley collected an immature on Rani, an islet 12.9 km off southern Supiori (Mayr & Meyer de Schauensee 1939). This record is the easternmost of this supertramp whose distribution is centred on the Raja Ampat Islands (Pratt & Beehler 2015). A survey of the nearby but ornithologically poorly studied Padaido Islands may reveal the species’ presence there, as the location and habitat appear ideal.