My understanding is that there is confusion surrounding the label Green
Figbird. This common name is better applied to the nominate form which is
sometimes treated as distinct. The three recognised by both IOC and Clements
are
viridis - Lesser Sundas (Timor or Green)
hypoleucus - Lesser Sundas (Wetar)
vielloti - New Guinea and Australia. (Green or Australian or Australasian)
dave
On 28/03/2008, Frank O'Connor <> wrote:
>
>
> I am writing a summary of the taxonomic changes of the WA birds resulting
> from C&B 2008. I am having trouble determining why the name of Figbird
> was
> changed to Australasian Figbird. Checking Clements 6th Ed. and the IOC
> list (Gill & Wright) they list both Green Figbird and Australasian Figbird
> and have both occurring in Australia. Clements has both occurring in the
> Kimberley of WA (which I doubt very much, and so I suspect Clements has an
> error here?). C&B accept three species of Figbirds (pg 195), but don't
> recognise both occurring in Australia. What is going on here? How can
> you
> on one hand accept the split, but on the other not accept that two occur
> in
> Australia? And do both forms occur in the Kimberley as Clements says?
>
>
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