Genus Melloria Mathews, 1912
- Melloria Mathews, G.M. 1912. New generic names for Australian birds. Austral Avian Records 1: 105-117 [Date published 24 Dec 1912] [114].
Type species:
Cracticus spaldingi Masters, 1878 by original designation.
Introduction
The genus was removed from synonymy with Cracticus following arguments put forward by Cake et al. (2018) and with reference to genetic work by Kearns et al. (2013).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP) ; NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Darwin Coastal (DAC) ; NT, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB) ; Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
General References
Cake, M., Black, A. & Joseph, L. 2018. The generic taxonomy of the Australian Magpie and Australo-Papuan butcherbirds is not all black-and-white. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 138(4): 346-359
Kearns, A.M., Joseph, L. & Cook, L.G. 2013. A multilocus coalescent analysis of the speciational history of the Australo-Papuan butcherbirds and their allies. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 941-952
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 13-Mar-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| Cracticinae Chenu & des Murs, 1853 | 19-Mar-2019 | ADDED |
Generic Combinations
- Melloria quoyi (Lesson & Garnot, 1827).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP) ; NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Darwin Coastal (DAC) ; NT, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB) ; Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Broadleaf thicket/shrubland, mangrove or mangal, subtropical rainforest, tropical rainforest.
Nomenclatural details of nominate taxon, not in Australia
Barita quoyi Lesson, R.P. & Garnot, P. (1827). Description de quelques nouvelles espèces d'oiseaux de decouvert commandée par le Capitane Duperrey. Bull. Sci. Nat. 10: 289-291 [289].
General References
Kearns, A.M., Joseph, L. & Cook, L.G. 2013. A multilocus coalescent analysis of the speciational history of the Australo-Papuan butcherbirds and their allies. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 941-952
Common Name References
History of changes
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| 04-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED |
Subspecies Melloria quoyi alecto (Schodde & Mason, 1999)
- Cracticus (Melloria) quoyi alecto 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. [534].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH 30135 ♂, Indonesia: Merauke, West Irian.
Generic Combinations
- Melloria quoyi alecto (Schodde & Mason, 1999).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Restricted in Australia to Torres Sraits islands.
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Broadleaf thicket/shrubland, mangrove or mangal, subtropical rainforest, tropical rainforest.
History of changes
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED |
Subspecies Melloria quoyi jardini (Mathews, 1912)
- Cracticus quoyi jardini 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] [94].
Generic Combinations
- Melloria quoyi jardini (Mathews, 1912).
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Broadleaf thicket/shrubland, mangrove or mangal, subtropical rainforest, tropical rainforest.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED |
Subspecies Melloria quoyi rufescens (De Vis, 1883)
- Cracticus rufescens De Vis, C.W. 1883. Description of two new birds of Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 7(4): 561-563 [Date published Apr 1883] [562].
Generic Combinations
- Melloria quoyi rufescens (De Vis, 1883).
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Broadleaf thicket/shrubland, mangrove or mangal, subtropical rainforest, tropical rainforest.
History of changes
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED |
Subspecies Melloria quoyi spaldingi (Ramsay, 1878)
- Cracticus spaldingi E.P. Ramsay, 1878.
Type data:
Holotype AM O.45424 adult ♂ (formerly Macleay Museum (BT15)), NT: Port Darwin. - Cracticus spaldingi Masters, G. 1878. Notes on a collection of birds from Port Darwin. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2(3): 269-276 [Date published May 1878] [271] [junior primary homonym and objective synonym of Cracricus spaldingi Ramsay, January 1878; published May 1878].
Type data:
Holotype AM O.45424 adult ♂ (formerly Macleay Museum (BT15)), NT: Port Darwin. - Cracticus quoyi tunneyi Hartert, 1905.
- Cracticus quoyi tunnyi Mathews, G.M. 1930. Systema Avium Australasianarum. A systematic list of the birds of the Australasian region. Pt 2 pp. London : British Ornithologists' Union pp. 427-1048. [653] [incorrect subsequent spelling of Cracticus quoyi tunneyi Hartert, 1905, and unavailable].
Generic Combinations
- Melloria quoyi spaldingi (Ramsay, 1878).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Broadleaf thicket/shrubland, mangrove or mangal, subtropical rainforest, tropical rainforest.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED |