The correct scientific name for the Mangrove Whistler is Pachycephala cinerea (Blyth, 1847) and not Pachycephala grisola (Blyth, 1843). The proposal for change by Mukherjee (1970) was based on a purported type specimen of the latter, which cannot qualify as a type.

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Walters, M. P. (2003). Systematic notes on Asian birds. 39. The correct name for the Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea (Blyth). Zoologische Verhandelingen, 344, 107–109.