BirdLife Australia Working List of Australian Birds v2 summary ! This major update to the BirdLife Australia Working List of Australian Birds (WLAB) features substantial changes to several key !fields as well as a major taxonomic update to Australian non-passerines. !The updated list is available at birdlife.org.au/taxonomy. Revisions to Australian non-passerine taxa have arisen from the landmark publication of the Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines (del Hoyo et al. 2014). This update brings us into line with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)/Birdlife International listings and with the Australian Bird Database (Garnett et al. 2015) which is a landmark achievement in Australian ornithological data collation. The HBW/BLI team is currently busy reviewing passerines, and so changes in this update are limited to non-passerines pending release for volume 2 of the Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the !World. !Several changes to Australian subspecies are also included, based on new information or corrections to existing listings. Australian conservation status listings are updated with recent additions from the BirdLife Australia Threatened Species Committee, using IUCN criteria. This brings the list up to date, with comprehensive conservation classifications for all Australian taxa (species and subspecies). Please see Garnett et al. (2015) for full historical conservation classifications and a comprehensive !set of current Australian state/territory and federal government conservation classifications. Additions of newly accepted records of taxa hitherto unrecorded in Australia, from the BirdLife Australia Rarities Committee !(BARC), are also included. The following pages outline major changes which are also available for filtering in columns N (v2 change) and O (v2 change notes) in list. !
!Taxonomic changes Taxonomic changes are summarised in the ‘Taxonomic changes’ table at the end of this document, which features summary !information and references for review. Changes from del Hoyo et al. (2014) have been reviewed as much as possible — including very helpful feedback from experts in various fields. To this end, two changes proposed in del Hoyo et al. (2014) are delayed while further information is sought (see !following page). Further feedback on any taxonomic proposals are welcome. Please note that BirdLife Australia utilises a Biological Species Concept based on the “Quantitative criteria for species delimitation” (Tobias et al. 2010). Where recent genetic analyses have been published, such studies are highlighted in taxonomic notes. Given the number of these studies coming out we may not have captured them all, so please feel free to suggest citations for inclusion in !the taxonomic notes field. Please see the “BirdLife Australia taxonomic approach statement” at www.birdlife.org.au/taxonomy for further details. ! ! ! ! Revisions from del Hoyo et al. (2014) not implemented in this release
!Spinifex Pigeon revision Baptista et al. (2015) in del Hoyo et al. (2014) proposed a revision to the Spinifex Pigeon, suggesting that the ‘White-bellied’ taxa (plumifera and leucogaster) of central and northern Australia should be separated from the ‘Rufous-bellied’ taxon (ferruginea) of the Pilbra. However, we are seeking clarification of the assessment, given the large hybrid zone between ferruginea and leucogaster through the centralian ranges — “from western MacDonnell Ranges and Ayers Rock–Petermann Ranges to Rawlinson and Mann Ranges” (Schodde and Mason 1997 p. 39) and how this relates to the Tobias et al. (2010) Trait type or context 5 “Geographical !relationship”. Phenotypic variation in the Spinifex Pigeons has been long noted — e.g. Crome et al. (1980) and Johnston (1981) — but those authors concluded the variations were likely clinal. However, there is a large gap in records between the ferruginea–leucogaster hybrid zone and ferruginea, which is very unusual for birds undergoing actual introgression. The debate about Spinifex Pigeons in not over, and it may well prove to be the case that there are two ‘good’ biological species in this complex. BirdLife Australia is currently working with BirdLife International to review this !complex. ! !South Island Pied Oystercatcher revision Hockey et al. (2013) in del Hoyo et al. (2014) listed South Island Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi) as a subspecies of Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus). However, they noted that the assessment was unclear, saying “Taxonomic status of form finschi unclear, and may be a distinct species”. Moreover, there are phenotypic differences between the taxa (Danny !Rogers pers. comms): • White wing-bar of Eurasian Oystercatcher projects much further onto the primaries than on South Island Pied Oystercatcher. • South Island Pied Oystercatcher is longer billed and shorter legged than Eurasian Oystercatcher. ! • South Island Pied Oystercatcher doesn't develop a big white patch on the throat in non-breeding plumage. Consequently, we have retained South Island Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus finschi) as a full species in line with the Ornithological Society of New Zealand (2010) listing, pending further investigation. The taxon is only a vagrant to Australia. ! ! !Higher taxonomic changes Recognising that our understanding of genetic relationships among birds is dynamic and is constantly throwing light on how our birds evolved, we have implemented the latest updates from the recently published suite of papers in Science 346 “A Flock of Genomes” and other research. Consequently, scientific names in this update are very different from previous Australian lists at the level of Order, Family and Genus. This represents a huge advance in our understanding of higher order systematics for Australian !birds (Joseph and Buchanan 2015). Changes to Order follow Jarvis et al. (2014) and generic names follow Dickinson et al. (2013) — i.e. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World — as the best complete references for recent higher-level relationships. These !changes also form the basis of extensive changes to the listing sequence. Changes to existing WLAB listings are: • 98 changes to order names • 180 changes to family scientific names • 43 changes to family common names • 139 changes to genus names ! !Common name changes Some of the species level taxonomic changes proposed necessitate consideration of changes to common names. These fall under the jurisdiction of the English Names Committee which plays the leading role in providing the sensible and consistent Australian bird names that have been the prime identities for ornithological and conservation science for nearly 40 years (RAOU !1978). Where recent taxonomic revisions which have resulted in changes to international common names, these are listed in the !‘Common name changes’ table at the end of this document. !Australian conservation status updates Official Australian conservation status (based on Action Plan for Australian Birds with recent additions from the BirdLife Australia Threatened Species Committee using IUCN criteria) have been updated. There are 16 substantive changes to this field, bringing us up to date with the latest and most accurate conservation classifications for species and subspecies. The conservation status of Mallee Striated Grasswren is currently being reviewed — population trend estimates and other information are in preparation !and this taxon will be updated as soon as possible. Taxon name Taxon scien fic name Previous lis ng New lis ng
Western Hooded Plover Thinornis cucullatus tregellasi Vulnerable Least Concern
Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis Vulnerable Cri cally Endangered
Northern Siberian Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica menzbieri Vulnerable Endangered
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Vulnerable Endangered
Red Knot Calidris canutus Vulnerable Endangered
New Siberian Islands Red Knot Calidris canutus piersmai Vulnerable Endangered
North-eastern Siberian Red Knot Calidris canutus rogersi Vulnerable Endangered
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Vulnerable Cri cally Endangered
Red-necked S nt Calidris ruficollis Least Concern Near Threatened
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Least Concern Vulnerable
Grey-tailed Ta ler Tringa brevipes Near Threatened Least Concern
White-fronted Tern Sterna striata Near Threatened Least Concern
Light-mantled Sooty Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata Endangered Near Threatened
Swi Parrot Lathamus discolor Endangered Cri cally Endangered
Carpentarian Grasswren Amytornis dorotheae Near Threatened Vulnerable
Sandhill Striated Grasswren Amytornis striatus oweni Near Threatened Least Concern
Mallee Striated Grasswren Amytornis striatus striatus Assessment pending ! !Changes in taxonomic status of threatened birds Taxonomic changes can cause confusion and concern where they occur for threatened birds. An example is the Critically Endangered Western Ground Parrot. Western Ground Parrots have had a 100-year history of taxonomic uncertainty. Western Ground Parrots have been described species (North 1911), a subspecies (Matthews 1913), a species (Murphy et al. 2010), a subspecies (BirdLife International 2012). Ford (1969) questioned the validity of separating the mainland populations of Ground Parrots at the subspecies level based on morphometric analyses of Ground Parrot specimens from NSW, Vic, Tas, SA and WA. Clearly, Ground Parrot taxonomy is unclear. However, as Garnett and Christidis (2007) pointed out, and BirdLife Australia has consistently maintained, such taxonomic uncertainty does not affect conservation of birds in Australia in any legislative or practical sense (although there is an exception for seabirds, for which conservation efforts are often necessarily global). For Western Ground Parrots, conservation listings have been consistent since the early 1990s (as Endangered or Critically Endangered). The Western Ground Parrot have been listed as Critically Endangered and protected under WA legislation (with a recovery plan, as a subspecies) since 1996 and continue to be the been the subject of intensive conservation efforts by many dedicated people and !groups (e.g. www.western-ground-parrot.org.au). In this revision of the WLAB, the listing of the Western Ground Parrot has changed from species to subspecies level, reverting to the classifications of Christidis and Boles (2008) and previous Australian lists. Importantly, the common name of this Critically !Endangered bird remains exactly the same, thus protecting its immeasurably valuable public capital and awareness. BirdLife Australia is aware of molecular research (Murphy et al. 2010) which has shown genetic differences between eastern and western populations of Ground Parrots. However, we note that Murphy et al. (2010) proposed only “cautiously” to recognise the taxa at species level “for conservation prioritisation, planning and management purposes". BirdLife Australia does not agree that perceived conservation benefit should be a rationale for taxonomic decisions, as this undermines the equality our threatened bird !species and subspecies enjoy in Australia. Murphy et al. (2010) clearly showed that Eastern and Western Ground Parrots indeed show genetic isolation, and this is significant as it means that each population represents a valuable lineage conserving, potentially, genes that favour survival in particular environments. However, almost all demographically isolated bird populations show some degree of genetic divergence, and how this relates to species limits is notoriously complex. For practical purposes, given that subspecies are actively conserved in Australia — including, in some cases, through intensive genetic management in captive populations (e.g. Helmeted Honeyeater) !— the genetic diversity in different populations of such birds as Eastern and Western Ground Parrots is thankfully in good hands. Similarly there is divergence in the taxonomic status of the Critically Endangered Norfolk Island Green Parrot. Some authorities consider the bird a species, while others a subspecies. Regardless, the ‘Norfolk Island Green Parrot’ (as it is known in Australia) is unequivocally Critically Endangered and of high conservation significance. The Norfolk Island Green Parrot has been listed as Critically Endangered in the Action Plan for Australian Birds in 1990, 2000 and 2010 — in every instance as a subspecies, and the Norfolk Island Green Parrot has had a dedicated recovery plan in place as a subspecies since 2002 (Hill 2002 — Recovery Plan for the Norfolk Island Green Parrot Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae cookii. Environment Australia, Canberra). BirdLife International currently lists the Norfolk Island Green Parrot as a subspecies of the Red-fronted Parakeet, which we have followed here. The current (2010) National recovery plan for Norfolk Island lists the bird at species level, but the same national recovery plan also lists several other threatened subspecies (such as the Western Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta neglecta) alongside species. This is commonplace in Australian conservation and recovery efforts and the divergence in taxonomic classification should not affect conservation priorities for this Critically Endangered bird; in fact, there has been a recent injection of much-needed funding !for both Norfolk Island Green Parrot and Western Ground Parrot conservation, despite taxonomic uncertainty. BirdLife Australia is confident that conservation efforts for the Norfolk Island Green Parrot, Western Ground Parrot and all threatened birds will continue regardless of how many times their taxonomic status changes. We are unequivocally committed to the conservation of every threatened bird species and subspecies in Australia, as our involvement in many species and subspecies recovery programs (and in fact dozens of local conservation programs) over many decades attests. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Subspecies There are 16 new subspecies listings. Most are for vagrants or additions of subspecies of previously listed polytypic species which were unknown. However, there are three additions which constitute new core Australian ultrataxa (Mallee Striated Grasswren and !the two subspecies of the Red-tailed Tropicbird, highlighted). Taxon name Taxon scien fic name
Eastern Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola squatarola
Eastern Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata orientalis Vagrant
Eastern Sanderling Calidris alba alba
Short-billed Dowitcher (ssp.) Limnodromus griseus ssp. Vagrant
Indian Ocean Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus heuglini Vagrant
Pacific Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda roseo nctus See ‘Proposed taxonomic changes’ table for details
Indian Ocean Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda westralis See ‘Proposed taxonomic changes’ table for details
Malayan Night-Heron (ssp.) Gorsachius melanolophus melanolophus Vagrant
Eastern Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa speciosa Vagrant
Eastern Grey Heron Ardea cinerea jouyi Vagrant
Australasian Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana mathewsae
Indo-Pacific Red-footed Booby Sula sula rubripes
Oriental Honey-buzzard (ssp.) Pernis p lorynchus orientalis Vagrant
Common Kingfisher (ssp.) Alcedo a his ssp. Vagrant
Mallee Striated Grasswren Amytornis striatus striatus See ‘Proposed taxonomic changes’ table for details
Dark-sided Flycatcher (ssp.) Muscicapa sibirica ssp. Vagrant ! !New species to Australia from the BirdLife Australia Rarities Committee There are 13 new species and 10 new subspecies listings from recently accepted records from the BirdLife Australia Rarities !Committee (BARC). Details of cases can be found at http://birdlife.org.au/conservation/science/rarities-committee. Taxon name Taxon scien fic name
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis Eastern Oriental Scops-owl Otus sunia malayanus
Oriental Turtle Dove (ssp.) Streptopelia orientalis ssp. Buffy Fish-Owl Bubo ketupu
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica Indonesian Buffy Fish-Owl Bubo ketupu ketupu
Nicobar Pigeon (spp.) Caloenas nicobarica nicobarica Hooded Pi a Pi a sordida
Whistling Hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor Chinese Hooded Pi a Pi a sordida cuculata
Slaty-backed Gull Larus schis sagus Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane
Western Indian Ocean Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus antarc ca Siberian Blue Robin (ssp.) Luscinia cyane bochaiensis
Polynesian Storm-Petrel Nesofrege a fuliginosa Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica
Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena Eastern Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica davisoni
Heinroth's Shearwater Puffinus heinrothi Hooded Pi a Pi a sordida
Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus haliaetus Chinese Hooded Pi a Pi a sordida cuculata
Oriental Scops-owl Otus sunia !Species numbers and TaxonIDs Species numbers and TaxonIDs are currently being revised in conjunction with the Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Many changes from ABRS advice have been implemented in the draft list already, and some more changes will happen in due course. This will mostly affect new vagrant species and taxonomic revisions that have occurred in the last couple of years. ! ! !References Baptista, L.F., Trail, P.W., Horblit, H.M., Kirwan, G.M. & Garcia, E.F.J. (2015). White-bellied Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.) (2015). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx !Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/54194 on 11 November 2015). Crome, FHJ, Carpenter, SM and Frith, HJ (1980) . Geographic Variation and Taxonomy of the Spinifex Pigeon, Geophaps !Plumifera. Australian Journal of Zoology 28, 135–150. !Christidis L and Boles WE (2008) ‘Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds’. (CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne) . Dickinson E. C. Remsen J. V. and Christidis L. (2013). The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World; Vols. !1 & 2: Non-passerines & Passerines. Aves Press. del Hoyo, J. Collar, N. J. Christie, D. A. Elliott, A. Fishpool, L. D. C. (2014). HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of !the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Editions BirdLife International. Stephen Garnett, Daisy Duursma, Glenn Ehmke, Patrick-Jean Guay, Alistair Stewart, Judit Szabo, Michael Weston, Simon Bennett, Gabriel Crowley, David Drynan, Guy Dutson, Kate Fitzherbert, and Donald Franklin (2015). Biological, ecological, conservation and legal information for all species and subspecies of Australian bird. Scientific Data 2, Article number: 150061 !(2015) doi:10.1038/sdata.2015.61. Garnett ST and Christidis L (2007) Implications of changing species definitions for conservation purposes. Bird Conservation !International 17, 187–195. Hockey, P., Kirwan, G.M. & Boesman, P. (2013). Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.) (2013). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. !(retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/53753 on 9 November 2015). Jarvis, E. D. et al. (2014). Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds. Science 346, 1320– !1331. Johnstone RE (1981). Notes on the distribution, ecology and taxonomy of the Partridge Pigeon (Geophaps smithii) and Spinifex !Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 9, 49–63. !Joseph L. & Buchanan K. (2015). A quantum leap in avian biology. Emu 115(1) 1-5. Ornithological Society of New Zealand (2010). Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the !Ross Dependency, Antarctica. Te Papa Press. Wellington. Murphy SA, Joseph L, Burbidge AH and Austin J (2010). A cryptic and critically endangered species revealed by mitochondrial !DNA analyses: the Western Ground Parrot. Conservation Genetics 12, 595–600. RAOU (Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union) (1978). Recommended English names for Australian birds. Emu 77 !(Supplement): 245–313. Schodde R. and Mason I.J. (1997). Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 37.2 Aves (Columbidae to Coraciidae). CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Taxonomic changes Splits = new species listings based on taxonomic revisions. Lumps = changes in taxonomic rank from species to subspecies. Shuffles = taxonomic changes that do not result in new listings or changes in taxonomic rank.!
Taxon name Taxon scien fic name Revision Summary Reference
Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella Split from Slender-billed Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia amboinensis) - New Guinea. Scien fic name changes, but h p://www.hbw.com/species/brown- Shuffle common name remains cuckoo-dove-macropygia-phasianella
Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida h p://www.hbw.com/species/peaceful- Shuffle Split from Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata) - SE Asia. Scien fic name changes, but common name remains dove-geopelia-placida
Brown-capped Emerald-Dove Chalcophaps longirostris h p://www.hbw.com/species/brown- Shuffle capped-emerald-dove-chalcophaps- Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica) split into Grey-capped Emeral- Dove (Chalcophaps indica) and Brown-capped longirostris Emerald-Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris). Common name was simply Emerald Dove but new name required now Grey-capped Emerald-Dove Chalcophaps indica with split. h p://www.hbw.com/species/grey- Split capped-emerald-dove-chalcophaps- indica
Banded Fruit-Dove P linopus alligator Split form Banded Fruit-Dove (P linopus cinctus) formerely compirsing P. alligator and P. cinctus to monotypic h p://www.hbw.com/species/grey- Shuffle species. BLI have named this species Grey-rumped Fruit-Dove but Banded Fruit-Dove is well known in Australia and rumped-fruit-dove-p linopus-alligator is retained for the Australian list. Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites minu llus russatus h p://www.hbw.com/species/li le- Lump Taxonomic change from del Hoyo et al. (2014) - formerly recognised as a separate species bronze-cuckoo-chalcites-minu llus
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus h p://www.hbw.com/species/oriental- Shuffle Taxonomic change from del Hoyo et al. (2014) cuckoo-cuculus-saturatus
Australian Swi let Aerodramus terraereginae White-rumped Swi let (Collocalia spodiopygia) split into White-rumped Swi let (Aerodramus spodiopygius) - h p://www.hbw.com/species/australian- Shuffle Melanesia and Australian Swi let (Aerodramus terraereginae) - Australia, as per Chris dis and Boles (2008) swi let-aerodramus-terraereginae
Brown Skua Catharacta antarc cus h p://www.hbw.com/species/brown- Shuffle Species scien fic name change from del Hoyo et al. (2014) skua-catharacta-antarc ca
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilo ca Taxonomic change from del Hoyo et al. (2014). Rogers et al. (2005) - Emu 105: 145- 158 have also noted phenotypic h p://www.hbw.com/species/common- Split differences withih this group. gull-billed-tern-gelochelidon-nilo ca
Australian Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa Taxonomic change from del Hoyo et al. (2014). Rogers et al. (2005) - Emu 105: 145- 158 have also noted phenotypic h p://www.hbw.com/species/australian- Split differences within this group. gull-billed-tern-gelochelidon-macrotarsa
Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera h p://www.hbw.com/species/great- Shuffle Species from del Hoyo et al. (2014). P. gouldi and P. macroptera previously lumped winged-petrel-pterodroma-macroptera
Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi Species from del Hoyo et al. (2014). P. gouldi and P. macroptera previously lumped. ENC currently reviewing h p://www.hbw.com/species/grey- Split common name. faced-petrel-pterodroma-gouldi
Subantarc c Shearwater Puffinus elegans Split from Li le Shearwater (Puffinus assimilis). New species from split requiring new name. Subantarc c Li le h p://www.hbw.com/species/ Shearwater is another op on for this species as this is the official New Zealand lis ng is (h p:// Split subantarc c-shearwater-puffinus- nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/subantarc c-li le-shearwater), however for global consistency with seabird elegans conven ons (ACAP, IUCN, trea es etc.) it may be desirable to follow BLI/IUCN strictly? ENC currently reviewing. Li le Shearwater Puffinus assimilis h p://www.hbw.com/species/li le- Shuffle Split from Subantarc c Shearwater (Puffinus elegans) shearwater-puffinus-assimilis
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni h p://www.hbw.com/species/tropical- Split Split from Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri) - vagrant to Australia shearwater-puffinus-bailloni Taxon name Taxon scien fic name Revision Summary Reference
Grey Noddy Procelsterna albivi a h p://www.hbw.com/species/grey- Shuffle Split from P. cerulea Grey Ternlet - 1 subspecies breeds LHI/NI - ssp albivi a, other ssp. near Chile noddy-procelsterna-albivi a
Australian Li le Bi ern Ixobrychus dubius Split from Common Li le Bi ern - Ixobrychus minutus (del Hoyo et al. 2014). Now monotypic species (as in h p://www.hbw.com/species/australian- Shuffle Chris dis and Boles 2008) li le-bi ern-ixobrychus-dubius
Greater Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa h p://www.hbw.com/species/greater- Split Sooty Owls split following (del Hoyo et al. 2014). sooty-owl-tyto-tenebricosa
Lesser Sooty Owl Tyto mul punctata h p://www.hbw.com/species/lesser- Split Sooty Owls split following (del Hoyo et al. 2014). sooty-owl-tyto-mul punctata
Southern Boobook Ninox boobook h p://www.hbw.com/species/southern- Shuffle Southern Boobooks (aka. Morepork) spit following (del Hoyo et al. 2014) boobook-ninox-boobook
Tasmanian Boobook Ninox leucopsis h p://www.hbw.com/species/ Split Southern Boobooks (aka. Morepork) spit following (del Hoyo et al. 2014). tasmanian-boobook-ninox-leucopsis
New Zealand Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae h p://www.hbw.com/species/morepork- Split Southern Boobooks (aka. Morepork) spit following (del Hoyo et al. 2014). ninox-novaeseelandiae
Northern Boobook Ninox japonica Northern Boobook (Ninox japonica) and Brown Boobook (Ninox scutulata) - SE Asia split del (Hoyo et al. 2014). h p://www.hbw.com/species/northern- Shuffle Vagrant to Australia boobook-ninox-japonica
Norfolk Island Green Parrot Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae h p://www.hbw.com/species/red- Shuffle cookii fronted-parakeet-cyanoramphus- (ssp.) Taxonomic change from del Hoyo et al. (2014) - subspecies moved from Cyanoramphus cookii to Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae novaezelandiae. Subspecies shuffle - names remain as per exis ng. LHI ssp. ex nct. Lord Howe Red-fronted Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae h p://www.hbw.com/species/red- Shuffle subflavescens fronted-parakeet-cyanoramphus- (ssp.) novaezelandiae Correc on of previous lis ng of Pezoporus flaviventris and Pezoporus wallicus as seperate species. Pezoporus Ground Parrot Pezoporus wallicus Lump wallicus now listed as monotyoic species and flaviventris a subspecies of wallicus in line with BLI (2012), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Chris dis and Boles (2008), Chris dis and Boles (1994), Ma hews (1912), Kerr (1792), Clements- h p://www.hbw.com/species/ground- Western Ground Parrot Pezoporus wallicus flaviventris Checklists-6.9 but contra North (1911), IOC 5.3 and Murphy et al. (2010). Conserva on status and priori es for the parrot-pezoporus-wallicus Lump cri cally endangered Western Ground Parrot (for which there has been 100 years of taxonomic debate) are completely unaffected by this (contra claims in Murphy et al. 2010). Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus h p://www.hbw.com/species/coconut- Split lorikeet-trichoglossus-haematodus
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus h p://www.hbw.com/species/rainbow- Shuffle Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) split into Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus), Red-collared lorikeet-trichoglossus-moluccanus Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubitorquis) and Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) - del Hoyo et al. (2014). Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubitorquis h p://www.hbw.com/species/red- Split collared-lorikeet-trichoglossus- rubritorquis
Coxen's Fig-Parrot Cyclopsi a coxeni Split from Double-eyed Fig-Parrot (Cyclopsi a diophthalma) - del Hoyo et al. (2014). Common name well h p://www.hbw.com/species/coxens- Split established already. fig-parrot-cyclopsi a-coxeni Taxon name Taxon scien fic name Revision Summary Reference
Mallee Striated Grasswren Amytornis striatus striatus New lis ng. Recognised as a separate subspecies from the central Australian popula on by Mayr (1986), Condon (1951) and Keast (1958) based on plumage differences, but not by Schodde and Mason (1999) who considered that difference may be clinal, but noted their assessment was provisional only due to the very sample of available New material for analyses. However, as Chris dis et al. (2013) point out, phenotypic dis nc ons are not likely to be clinal subspecies due to the large break in suitable habitat (~250km from a small outlying popula on on the northern Eyre Peninsula lis ng and nearly 900km from the main central Australian popula on). Recognised as monotypic species by Dicksinson and Remsen (2013) based on Chris dis et al. (2013) who inves gated gene c distance measures. BirdLife Interna onal/Australia does not u lise gene c only evidence for species delimita on, but we list the taxon as a subspecies here based on the above interpreta on pending further phenotypic assessment. Common name changes *subspecies are shown in non-bold font and identified by trinomial scientific names!
Taxon name Taxon scien fic name Nomenclature comments Subspecies classifica on changed based on Ornithological Society of New Zealand (2010). Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Eastern Canada Goose Branta canadensis moffi Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarc ca. Te Papa Press. Wellington. Was Emerald Dove but new name required now with split (see h p://www.hbw.com/species/brown-capped-emerald-dove- Brown-capped Emerald-Dove Chalcophaps longirostris chalcophaps-longirostris for details). Hyphena on of now compound group-name follows correct grammar (RAOU 1978). Was simply Emerald Dove but new name required now with split (see h p://www.hbw.com/species/grey-capped-emerald- Grey-capped Emerald-Dove Chalcophaps indica dove-chalcophaps-indica for details). Hyphena on of now compound group-name follows correct grammar (RAOU 1978). Previously known as Elegant Imperial-Pigeon (BLI v6). Species only vagrant to Australia thus nomenclature of na ons to which Blue-tailed Imperial-Pigeon Ducula concinna the species is na ve is followed (del Hoyo et al. 2014). Although interna onal lists have named this taxon Grey-rumped Fruit-Dove, Banded Fruit-Dove is a well established names in Banded Fruit-Dove P linopus alligator northern Australia and Banded Fruit-Dove is not used elsewhere interna onally so is retained on the Australian list. Australian Swi let Aerodramus terraereginae Name change from split of White-rumped Swi let - name reverts to that as per Chris dis and Boles (2008).
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilo ca New name arising from split.
Australian Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa New name arising from split. Subspecies from Marchant and Higgins (1990), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Dickinson et al. (2013) who recognise four subspecies Pacific Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda roseo nctus including two, roseo nctus (islands of the Great Barrier Reef, Norfolk, Lord Howe and Kermadec Islands) and westralis (Christmas, Cocos and islands off Western Australia), however del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Dickinson et al. (2013) both note that Indian Ocean Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda westralis subspecies diagnosis is unclear Polynesian Storm-Petrel Nesofrege a fuliginosa New species record from BARC - vagrant to Australia, interna onal name used.
Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi New species lis ng from recent split. Name reflects morphology.
Subantarc c Shearwater Puffinus elegans New species from split requiring new name. Nomenclature of global seabird conven ons (ACAP, IUCN, trea es etc.) followed.
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni Species revision requiring new name. Species only vagrant to Australia and name Tropical Shearwater well established globally.
Grey Noddy Procelsterna albivi a Species revision - taxa occurring in Australia 1 subspecies breeds LHI/NI - ssp albivi a other ssp. near Chile. Interna onal name currently Grey Noddy, species was named Grey Ternlet (WLAB 1, C&B 2008/RAOU 1978), but interna onal conven on followed Western Pacific Grey Noddy Procelsterna albivi a albivi a here. Previously lumped with minutus contra Chris dis and Boles (2008) but now split. Name adopted as per C&B 2008 and well Australian Li le Bi ern Ixobrychus dubius known in Australia. Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus haliaetus New subepcies record from BARC
Greater Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa Sooty Owls split following (del Hoyo et al. 2014) and other lists. Greater and Lesser Sooty Owl both well established names. Lesser Sooty Owl Tyto mul punctata Split to monotyoic species following del Hoyo et al. 2014 - see h p://www.hbw.com/species/tasmanian-boobook-ninox- Tasmanian Boobook Ninox leucopsis leucopsis for assessment. Exis ng subspecies name adopted. Although Morepork is used in NZ and interna onally for this taxon, this name is not known in Australia and precedent for the name Boobook exists for Norfolk Island Boobook (Double et al. 1997. "Simplified polymerase chain reac on (PCR)-based sexing New Zealand Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae assists conserva on of an endangered owl, the Norfolk Island Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata". Bird Conserva on Interna onal 7: 283–286) thus name New Zealand Boobook is used. Northern Boobook Ninox japonica Common name change for Australian vagrant following interna onal conven ons. Taxon name Taxon scien fic name Nomenclature comments
Ground Parrot Pezoporus wallicus Eastern back to Ground in line with Chris dis and Boles (2008)/ENC 1978 name.
Western Ground Parrot Pezoporus wallicus flaviventris Common name to remain regardless of taxonmic change for this high profile, cri cally endangered bird.
Tasmanian Ground Parrot Pezoporus wallicus leachi Shorten Tasmanian Eastern Ground Parrot to Tasmanian Ground Parrot. Split to polytypic species following del Hoyo et al. 2014. Coconut Lorikeet adpoted by BLI for this species with a principlly Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Papuan distribu on. Trichoglossus haematodus Arafura Coconut Lorikeet Subspecies name based on geography. nigrogularis Split to monotyoic species following del Hoyo et al. 2014. Red-collared Lorikeet is a former species name for this taxon and well Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubitorquis established. Name change (from Sandplain Striated Grasswren) in line with Chris dis et al. (2013) who suggest that the taxon oweni should Sandhill Striated Grasswren Amytornis striatus oweni be known as Sandhill rather than Sandplain in reference to its preferred habitat. Mallee Striated Grasswren Amytornis striatus striatus New subspecies name arising from new lis ng. Otways-Gippsland Brown-headed Melithreptus brevirostris wombeyi Revision of subspecies name to more correctly reflect geography. Honeyeater West Coast White-browed Sericornis frontalis balstoni Shortened subspecies name (from Western Coast) for simplicity. Scrubwren Otways-Gippsland Olive Whistler Pachycephala olivacea bathychroa Revision of subspecies name to more correctly reflect geography. !