The fawn-breasted whistler (Pachycephala orpheus) is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae.

It is found on the islands of Timor and Wetar.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

The former name is shared with the bare-throated whistler.

They were reassigned to the fawn-breasted whistler based on the results of phylogenetic analyses.