Species Aphelocephala pectoralis (Gould, 1871)
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
- Xerophila pectoralis Gould, J. 1871. Description of two new species pertaining to the Avifauna of Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 8: 192-193 [Date published 1 Sep 1871] [192].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA (holotype lost), not determined. - Aphelocephala pectoralis todmordeni Mathews, G.M. 1923. Additions and Corrections to my Lists of the Birds of Australia. Austral Avian Records 5: 33-44 [Date published 21 Feb 1923] [35].
Type data:
Lectotype AMNH 683491 adult ♂, SA: Todmorden Station, 60 miles west of Oodnadatta [27°04'S, 134°49'E].
Paralectotype(s) AMNH 683492 Unsexed, SA: Todmorden Station, 60 miles west of Oodnadatta [27°04'S, 134°49'E]
Comment: An unknown number of additional paralectotypes are in the South Australian Museum.Subsequent designation references:
Mathews, G.M. 1923. The Birds of Australia. London : Witherby Vol. 11. [pl. 494, middle fig., opp. p. 37, text pp. 37–38].Type locality references:
LeCroy, M. 2008. Type specimens of birds in the American Museum of Natural History. Part 7. Passeriformes: Sylviidae, Muscicapidae, Platysteiridae, Maluridae, Acanthizidae, Monarchidae, Rhipiduridae, and Petroicidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 313(7): 1-298 [183-184].
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Bare stony plain, chenopodiaceous steppe.
Common Name References
Anonymous 1969. An Index of Australian Bird Names. Division of WIldlife Research Technical Paper. Canberra : CSIRO Vol. No. 20 pp. 93. [46] (Chestnut-breasted Whiteface)
Schodde, R. & Mason, I.J. 1999. The Directory of Australian Birds : Passerines. A Taxonomic and Zoogeographic Atlas of the Biodiversity of Birds in Australia and its Territories. Collingwood, Australia : CSIRO Publishing x 851 pp. (Chestnut-breasted Whiteface)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2018 | ACANTHIZIDAE Bonaparte, 1854 | 05-Dec-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |