Ah yes, thank you Steve, that clears up the confusion.
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> From: Steve Potter
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> Subject: Western Ground Parrot, species or subspecies?
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> How long is a piece of string….
>
> Try that question with Albatrosses, Grasswrens, and Crimson Rosella…
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> Steve Potter
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> Western Ground Parrot, species or subspecies?
> from [Tony Russell
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> Subject: Western Ground Parrot, species or subspecies?
> From: "Tony Russell" < >
> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:48:58 +1030
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> Hi all, I asked this question yesterday and a number of contributors
> referred me to an article in Wingspan - which I got hold of and read.
> As suggested by others the article however only suggests that this
> parrot ought to be a species rather than a ssp because it's DNA and
> colouring is somewhat different to the eastern form. It was further
> suggested however that splitting to species status might be a ploy
> towards easing the gaining of funding for a recovery programme, ie, for
> a species rather than a subspecies, a discussion possibly fraught with
> factional fireworks.
> All this aside, does anyone actually know whether it is to be
> considered a full species or not? Surely some authority out there has a
> firm opinion on this and would he/she kindly enlighten us? Or is it
> naughty to ask ?
>
> Tony.
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