CAVS: 8216
Subspecies Gerygone levigaster levigaster Gould, 1843
- Gerygone levigaster Gould, J. 1843. In Proceedings of meeting of Zoological Society of London, Oct. 11, 1842. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1842(10): 131-140 [Date published Feb 1843: publication dated 1842] [133].
Type data:
Holotype ANSP 775 ♂, NT: Port Essington [11°16'S, 132°09'E].
Paratype(s) ANSP 776 (VN 1052) adult unsexed, NT: Port Essington [11°16'S, 132°09'E].Type locality references:
Ingersoll, A.W. & Fisher, C.T. 2006. Type specimens of birds in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Draft. pp. 1-355 [221-222]. - Gerygone laevigaster Gould, J. 1848. The Birds of Australia. London : J. Gould Vol. 1 cii 13 pp., 36 pls. [pt 34] [unjustified emendation of Gerygone levigaster Gould, 1843].
Type data:
Lectotype ANSP 775 adult unsexed, NT: Port Essington [11°16'S, 132°09'E].
Paralectotype(s) ANSP 776 adult unsexed, NT: Port Essington [11°16'S, 132°09'E].Type locality references:
Ingersoll, A.W. & Fisher, C.T. 2006. Type specimens of birds in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Draft. pp. 1-355 [221-222]. - Pseudogerygone laevigastra Sharpe, R.B. 1879. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds in the Collection of the British Museum Cichlomorphae: Part 1. London : British Museum Vol. 4 xvi + 494 pp. [224] [presumed unjustified emendation of Gerygone levigaster Gould, 1843].
- Gerygone simplex Masters, G. 1876. Zoology of the Chevert. Ornithology. Part 1. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 1: 44-64 [52].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM O.45259 adult ♂ (ex Macleay Museum (BT1)), Qld: Kimberley (= Karumba), Norman River [17°29'S, 140°50'E]; AM O.45260 adult ♀ (ex Macleay Museum (BT1)), Qld: Kimberley (= Karumba), Norman River [17°29'S, 140°50'E].Type locality references:
Stanbury, P.J. 1969. Type specimens in the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney III. Birds. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 93: 457-461 [458]; Longmore, N.W. 1991. Type specimens of birds in the Australian Museum. Technical Reports of the Australian Museum n 4: 1-42 [16]. - Pseudogerygone mastersi Sharpe, R.B. 1879. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds in the Collection of the British Museum Cichlomorphae: Part 1. London : British Museum Vol. 4 xvi + 494 pp. [224] [junior primary homonym of Gerygone simplex Cabanis, 1872 (= Gerygone sulphurea Wallace, 1864)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM O.45259 adult ♂ (formerly Macleay Museum (BT1)), Qld: Kimberley (= Karumba), Norman River [17°29'S, 140°50'E]; AM O.45260 adult ♀ (formerly Macleay Museum (BT1)), Qld: Kimberley (= Karumba), Norman River [17°29'S, 140°50'E]. - Ethelornis normantoni Mathews, G.M. 1920. Birds of Australia. London : Witherby & Co. Vol. 8 xiv + 316 pp. [169] [published 18 August 1920; junior primary homonym of Pseudogerygone mastersi Sharpe and Gerygone simplex Cabanis, 1872 (= Gerygone sulphurea Wallace, 1864)].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 606952 adult ♀, Qld: Kimberley (= Karumba), Norman River [17°29'S, 140°50'E]
Comment: LeCroy (2008) has convincently argued for position of this specimen as the type of the taxon.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 [179]. - Gerygone levigaster broomei Mathews, G.M. 1912. Additions and corrections to my Reference List to the Birds of Australia. Austral Avian Records 1: 81-103 [Date published 18 Sep 1912] [89].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 606925 adult ♂, WA: Napier Broome Bay [14°03'S, 126°36'E].
Paratype(s) AMNH 606926 adult ♂, WA: Napier Broome Bay [14°03'S, 126°36'E]; AMNH 606927 adult ♀, WA: Napier Broome Bay [14°03'S, 126°36'E].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 [178]. - Ethelornis levigaster intermissus Mathews, G.M. 1920. Birds of Australia. London : Witherby & Co. Vol. 8 xiv + 316 pp. [160] [published 18 August 1920].
Type data:
Lectotype AMNH 606954 adult ♂, NT: Buchanan Islet, Shoal Bay, Melville Island [11°49'S, 130°39'E].
Paralectotype(s) AMNH 606955 adult ♂, NT: Buchanan Islet, Shoal Bay, Melville Island [11°49'S, 130°39'E]; AMNH 606956 adult ♀, NT: Buchanan Islet, Shoal Bay, Melville Island [11°49'S, 130°39'E]; AMNH 606957 adult unsexed, NT: Buchanan Islet, Shoal Bay, Melville Island [11°49'S, 130°39'E]; AMNH 606958 adult ♀, NT: Buchanan Islet, Shoal Bay, Melville Island [11°49'S, 130°39'E].Subsequent designation 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 [178].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 [178]. - Ethelornis levigaster perconfusus Mathews, G.M. 1920. Birds of Australia. London : Witherby & Co. Vol. 8 xiv + 316 pp. [161] [published 18 August 1920].
Type data:
Lectotype AMNH 606938 adult ♂, WA: Point Torment, King Sound [17°01'S, 123°35'E].
Paralectotype(s) AMNH 606932 adult unsexed, WA: Point Torment, King Sound [17°01'S, 123°35'E]; AMNH 606936 adult unsexed, WA: Point Torment, King Sound [17°01'S, 123°35'E]; AMNH 606937 adult unsexed, WA: Point Torment, King Sound [17°01'S, 123°35'E]; AMNH 606939 adult unsexed, WA: Point Torment, King Sound [17°01'S, 123°35'E]; AMNH 606940 adult unsexed, WA: Point Torment, King Sound [17°01'S, 123°35'E]; AMNH 606941 adult unsexed, WA: Point Torment, King Sound [17°01'S, 123°35'E]; AMNH 606942 adult unsexed, WA: Point Torment, King Sound [17°01'S, 123°35'E].Subsequent designation references:
Meise, W. 1931. Zur Systematik der Gattung Gerygone. Novitates Zoologicae 3: 317-379 [Date published 3 Sep 1931] [362].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 [178-179].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Central Arnhem (CA), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Human habitation, mangrove or mangal.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2018 | ACANTHIZIDAE Bonaparte, 1854 | 01-Dec-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Wayne Longmore |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |