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Question on Grey-headed Whistler Pachycephalagriseiceps taxonomy

To: "Paul Van Gasse" <>
Subject: Question on Grey-headed Whistler Pachycephalagriseiceps taxonomy
From: "Dave Torr" <>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 08:29:32 +1000
The other issue of course is that not all taxonomists agree (else we
would only need one taxonomy!). Can't speak for the new Clements as I
have yet to buy it and certainly can't speak for the new Aussie list
due in Nov, but there were quite a few differences between the old
Clements and the current Aussie checklist. Reconciling the varying
taxonomies is impossible - you just have to pick a taxonomy and stick
to it! But of course that does not mean that they do not make mistakes
as Paul has pointed out.

On 03/09/07, Paul Van Gasse <> wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Quite simple, really. If P. simplex is split, it becomes monotypic, all the
> other subspecies coming under griseiceps - including NE Australian
> peninsulae. Thus, Australia gains a species, both P. simplex and P.
> griseiceps occurring there.
>
> Yet, Clements did make a mistake, as P. simplex (sensu stricto) only occurs
> in N Australia (Northern Territory), not in the NE.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Paul Van Gasse
> Kruibeke, Belgium
> 
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: 
>  Namens Dave Sargeant
> Verzonden: zondag 2 september 2007 19:34
> Aan: 
> Onderwerp: [Birding-Aus] Question on Grey-headed Whistler
> Pachycephalagriseiceps taxonomy
>
> I've been comparing the latest Clements v6 to the IOC checklist.
> I've encountered a few difficulties with the bird listed by Clements
> as "Grey-headed Whistler *Pachycephala griseiceps*". This species does not
> appear listed in the IOC checklist. Clements gives the range as New Guinea
> to NE Australia.
>
> To complicate things both IOC and Clements list Grey Whislter *P.
> simplex*as occurring in NE Australia. Therefore Clements implies that
> *griseiceps* and *simplex* both occur, whereas IOC list only one species.
>
> Digging through old references, *griseiceps* was formerly a subspecies of *
> simplex* with a range of NE New Guinea only.
>
> The form* griseiceps* does not get a mention in my Pizzy and Knight Aussie
> fieldguide, so on the surface the listing in Clemets appears to be an error.
> However there's probably more to this than meets the eye. Is *griseiceps* a
> synonyn of somthing else? Looking at the number of species of
> *Pachycephala*Whistler Clements lists for Australia mainland it comes
> to 9, whereas the
> fieldguide has only 8.
>
> Any one shed any light on this?
>
> Thanks
> dave
> --
> Dave Sargeant
> Muscat
> Oman
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