In his report on a trip to SW Western Australia Peter Marsh said:
"The possible split Little Wattlebird was also first seen here." (Bickley Brook
Reservoir)
I think we can safely say that the split has taken place if we can accept the entries for Little and
Western Wattlebird in HANZAB*.
The Western Wattlebird is recognised as occurring in SW Western Australia and Little Wattlebird
occurs in the east.
Some editions of some Australian field guides are not quite accurate on the distributions of these
species.
And it is about time there was an update to the RAOU monograph "The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of
Australia and its Territories".
Cheers
Bob Inglis
Sandstone Point
Qld
* Handbook of Australian New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (Vol 5).
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