Bill,
Are you mixed up there? The Robin’s species name is changed, sort of on a technicality. The Honeyeater’s name change is on the basis of an intention that it
be shifted into the same genus as the Wattlebirds, rather than a genus of its own. Two unrelated items.
Philip
From: Bill Hall [
Sent: Friday, 3 June, 2016 8:36 PM
To: 'David McDonald (personal)';
Subject: RE: FW: [canberrabirds] Update under ACT legislation of the scientific names of the Scarlet Robin and the Regent Honeyeater [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Why has the species name changed in addition to the re-classification of the genus?
Bill Hall
From: David McDonald (personal)
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Subject: Re: FW: [canberrabirds] Update under ACT legislation of the scientific names of the Scarlet Robin and the Regent Honeyeater [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
The bird will be interested to know that the authority on these matters states that
boodang is:
'...from an Aboriginal word [language unspecified]: Lesson (1827) stated that the natives of the country around 'Sidney' call the bird 'bouddang' (though he spelt it 'booddang' in his French common name)'. Source: Fraser, I & Gray, J 2013,
Australian bird names: a complete guide, CSIRO Press, Collingwood, Vic., p. 256.
David
On 3/06/2016 2:25 PM, Geoffrey Dabb wrote:
From: Baird, Ian
Sent: Friday, 3 June 2016 11:36 AM
To:
Cc: Chris Davey ; Mark Clayton
Subject: [canberrabirds] Update under ACT legislation of the scientific names of the Scarlet Robin and the Regent Honeyeater [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
FYI
On 30 May 2016 the ACT Minister for Environment, Simon Corbell:
Updated the scientific name of the Scarlet Robin from *Petroica multicolor
to Petroica boodang.
The scientific name of the Regent Honeyeater is also updated from
Xanthomyza phrygia to Anthochaera phrygia.
These updates reflect the naming used in the Australian Faunal Directory (ABRS 2009.
Australian Faunal Directory.
Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Viewed 07 April 2016.
*The Scarlet Robin re-naming was also as a result of a recommendation from the ACT’s Scientific Committee.
See the legislative instrument online at:
http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/ni/2016-265/current/pdf/2016-265.pdf
Cheers,
Ian Baird | Senior Policy Officer
Phone: +61 2 6207 2336
Nature Conservation Policy | Environment and Planning Directorate |
ACT Government
Level 1 North, Dame Pattie Menzies House, 16 Challis Street DICKSON | GPO Box 158 CANBERRA ACT 2601 |
www.environment.act.gov.au
