I wish it were that easy. Unfortunately it's not quite this simple. If this
split had of happened as might have been expected (moving simplex out of the
lumped species) then the IOC checklist would give the range of simplex as
Aus to New Guinea. Unfortunately it doesn't - it gives the range of simplex
as NE Aus only.
So what happened in the IOC checklist to the remainder of this previously
lumped species? It appears to have fallen off. Looking at the ranges of
other Whistlers, none of them appear to have grisieceps absorbed into them.
Confusing.
dave
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
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