Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal, Torres Strait Islands
- Western Australia: N coastal
- Indonesia
- Irian Jaya
- Papua New Guinea
- Bismarck Archipelago
- D'Entrecasteaux Ils
Ecological Descriptors
Broadleaf thicket/shrubland, mangrove or mangal, tropical rainforest.
Nomenclatural details of nominate taxon, not in Australia
Drymophila alecto Temminck, C.J. (1827). Nouveau Recueil des Planches Coloriees d'Oiseaux pour servir de suite et de complement aux Planches Enluminees de Buffon. Paris : G. Levrault Vol. 1-4 [pl. 430, fig. 1].
Common Name References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
Subspecies Myiagra (Piezorhynchus) alecto melvillensis (Mathews, 1912)
- Monarcha alecto melvillensis Mathews, G.M. 1912. Additions and corrections to my Reference List to the Birds of Australia. Austral Avian Records 1(2): 25-52 [Date published 2 Apr 1912] [42] [chosen here as senior to simultaneously published Myiagra rubecula melvillensis Mathews, 1912 in Myiagra Vigors & Horsfield: ICdZN Art. 24.2].
- Piezorhynchus nitidus Gould, J. 1841. In Proceedings of meeting of Zoological Society of London, Dec. 8, 1840. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840: 168-178 [Date published Jul 1841: publication dated 1840] [171] [junior secondary homonym of Myiagra nitida Gould, 1838 (= Myiagra cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1818)) in Myiagra Vigors & Horsfield, 1827].
Type data:
Holotype ANSP 3349 adult ♂, NT: Port Essington. - Monarcha alecto tormenti 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] [91] [as Monarcha alicto tormenti, an incorrect subsequent spelling of alecto Temminck corrected here].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Broadleaf thicket/shrubland, mangrove or mangal, tropical rainforest.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
Subspecies Myiagra (Piezorhynchus) alecto wardelli (Mathews, 1911)
- Piezorhynchus nitidus wardelli Mathews, G.M. 1911. Untitled. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 27(171): 99-101 [Date published 13 Jul 1911] [99].
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: N Gulf, NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Broadleaf thicket/shrubland, mangrove or mangal, tropical rainforest.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
Unplaced to Unplaced Synonym(s)
- Monarcha alecto campbelli Mathews, G.M. 1912. New birds. Austral Avian Records 1(5): 126 [Date published 24 Dec 1912] [126] [type material from zone of intergradation between north-west Australian, north-east Australian and south New Guinean forms: see Schodde & Mason, The Directory of Australian Birds Passerines (1999: 515-517)].
Ecological Descriptors
Broadleaf thicket/shrubland, mangrove or mangal, tropical rainforest.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |