On Sun, Oct 10, 2004 at 04:03:13PM +1000, orhtonyx wrote:
> I am seeking clarification on the difference between the following two
> species: Common Koel, Eudynamys scolopacea and Eudynamys cyanocephala,
> Australian Koel. Many references list one or the other as occurring in
> Australia but not both. It would seem that the two names are used by
> different people for the same species but both species appear on
> taxonomic lists.
I thought someone more knowledgable might field this.
Anyway, add this book on your Christmas list:
Christidis, L. and WE Boles. 1995. Taxonomy and Species of Birds of
Australia and its Territories. Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union,
Melbourne.
There has been a split proposed of E. scolopacea into 3 species including
E. cyanocephala but Christidis & Boles didn't accept it of insufficient
information.
Andrew Taylor
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