Carl,
To add to your Australian lists of references, on Eremaea we have:
natalis Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
chrysochlora E Lesser Sundas, e Australia, New Guinea and adj. islands (which I
presume includes LHI)
longirostris N Australia (n Western Australia and Northern Territory)
Regards
Alastair
> Hi Birders,
>
>
>
> There appear to be inconsistencies in the naming of Pacific Emerald Dove and
> Common Emerald Dove. At least some birders have adopted the name Pacific
> (Chalcophaps longirostris) for birds from eastern Australia and Lord Howe
> Island etc, and Common (Chalcophaps indica) for birds from the Top End. This
> would seem to be a logical thing to do. However, according to both bird
> guide books Pizzey & Knight and Simpson & Day, the former race longirostris
> applies to birds from the Top End. If so, the abovementioned naming practice
> would seem to be back to front.
>
>
>
> So, has someone got something wrong? Was it the guide books, who some years
> ago incorrectly reversed the locations of the 2 dove races? Or was it the
> IOC, who accidentally ascribed the names Pacific and Common to the wrong
> species? Certainly, the name Pacific should logically apply to the species
> that inhabits the Pacific coast of Australia and adjacent islands.
>
>
>
> A summary of some public information is set out below:
>
>
>
> P&K; S&D
>
> Chalcophaps indica - race rogersi (formerly chrysochlora) - eastern
> Australia, Lord Howe Is - picture shows plain green back.
>
> Chalcophaps indica - race longirostris - Kimberley & Top End - picture shows
> grey & white bars on back.
>
>
>
> IOC Checklist 3.1
>
> 4859. Common Emerald Dove - Chalcophaps indica - OR, AU - widespread.
>
> 4866. Pacific Emerald Dove - Chalcophaps longirostris - AU - Australasia.
>
>
>
> Birding for Devils
>
> 366 - 14 Feb - Common Emerald Dove - Christmas Island
>
> 130 - 19 Jan - Pacific Emerald Dove - Lake Eacham, Qld
>
>
>
> M Roderick on B.Aus
>
> re: Emerald Doves, but as far as I understand it C. indica ("Common") occurs
> in the Top End and Kimberley and this species also ranges into SE Asia.
> whereas C. longirostris ("Pacific") is the one found on the East Coast of
> Australia and Pacific Islands (including Lord Howe). C. natalis (from
> Christmas Island) is retained as a subspecies of (presumably) C. indica.
>
>
>
> Hoping that someone out there can bring all this to the attention of those
> in power.
>
>
>
> Carl Weber
>
>
>
> If I could tick both species I wouldn't be so concerned, but as I can only
> tick one, I do need to know which one.
>
>
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