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Black pitohui
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Pachycephalidae
Genus:	Melanorectes; (Sharpe, 1877)
Species:	M. nigrescens
Binomial name
	Melanorectes nigrescens; (Schlegel, 1871)
Subspecies
	see text
Synonyms
	Pitohui nigrescens; Rectes nigrescens;

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The black pitohui (Melanorectes nigrescens) is a species of bird in the monotypic genus of Melanorectes in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Taxonomy and systematics

The black pitohui was placed in the genus Pitohui until 2013.^[2]

Subspecies

The following six subspecies are recognized:^[3]

M. n. nigrescens – (Schlegel, 1871): Found in northwestern New Guinea
M. n. wandamensis – (Hartert, 1930): Found in Wandammen Peninsula (western New Guinea)
M. n. meeki – (Rothschild & Hartert, 1913): Found in west central New Guinea
M. n. buergersi – (Stresemann, 1922): Found in northern and east central New Guinea
M. n. harterti – Reichenow, 1911: Found in northeastern New Guinea
M. n. schistaceus – (Reichenow, 1900): Found in southeastern New Guinea

References

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^ "Taxonomy 3.1-3.5 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
^ IOC v.6.3

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[2] "Taxonomy 3.1-3.5 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.

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 Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s.
+==Taxonomy and systematics==
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+The black pitohui was placed in the genus ''[[Pitohui]]'' until 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/archive-3-1-to-3-5/taxonomy-3-1-3-5/|title=Taxonomy 3.1-3.5 « IOC World Bird List|website=www.worldbirdnames.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-29}}</ref>
+=== Subspecies ===
 The following six [[subspecies]] are recognized:<ref>IOC v.6.3</ref>
 * ''M. n. nigrescens'' – <small>([[Hermann Schlegel|Schlegel]], 1871)</small>: Found in northwestern New Guinea