I believe Pachycephala pectoralis is used for Australian birds (several
subspecies, including separate subspecies for both Lord Howe and Norfolk
birds). The Fijian species is P. vitiensis, divided into about a dozen
subspecies on various islands.
Ross
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From: Murray Lord
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 5:17 PM
To:
Subject: Re: IOC list questions
David,
Re your questions on Fijian taxonomy:
> Streaked Fantail in Fiji - Rhipidura spilodera (according to Dick Watlings
> book). Is this now Rhipidura verreauxi ?
Yes. Verreauxi apparently has priority over spilodera. See Dickinson, E. C.
and Watling, D. (2006) The valid specific name of the Streaked Fantail. Bull.
Brit. Ornithol. Club 126: 59-60.
> Scarlet Robin in Fiji - is this Petroica multicolor or boodang?
It is P. multicolor. The issue here is whether you accept the split proposed
by Dick Schodde about ten years ago, of Pacific Robin from Scarlet Robin.
Pacific Robins are found on Fiji (and Norfolk Island too for that matter). In
either case the Fiji birds are P. multicolor. If you accept the split, the
name of the Australian Scarlet Robin becomes P. boodang. (For anyone
wondering, this would be because the original type specimen to which the name
P. multicolor was given was a Pacific Robin).
> Golden Whistler - according to Dick Watling this is Pachycephala pectoralis?
Yes I think that’s right. Lots of different subspecies to work through in Fiji
though.
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