Species Pezoporus flaviventris North, 1911
Western Ground Parrot
- Pezoporus flaviventris North, A.J. 1911. Nests and Eggs of Birds Found Breeding in Australia and Tasmania. Sydney : Australian Museum Spec. Cat. 1 Vol. 3 vii 362 pp. [Pt II, published July 1911, publication dated as 1912] [175] [AM O.23687 listed as holotype by Hindwood, K.A. 1946. A list of the types and paratypes of birds from Australian localities in the Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 21: 386–393, but North based this form on 'adult specimens in the Australian Museum Collection, obtained by Mr. George Masters at King George's Sound, Western Australia, in 1866 and 1868' without nominating a holotype; for identification of syntypes, see Longmore, N.W. 1991. Type specimens of birds in the Australian Museum. Technichal Report of the Australian Museum n 4: 1–42; lectotypification effected under ICZN Art. 74].
Type data:
Lectotype AM 0.23687 ♂, King George Sound, WA.
Paralectotype(s) AM 0.23538 ♂; AM 0.23539 ♀; AM 0.23539 ♀.Subsequent designation references:
Hindwood, K.A. 1946. A list of the types and paratypes of birds from Australian localities in the Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 21: 386-393.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Pezoporus wallicus flaviventris North, 1911 [reinstated as full species (Murphy et al. 2010)].
Introduction
Murphy et al. (2010) suggest separation of the Western Ground Parrot, stating that '[o]ur data support the need to reconsider the intraspecific taxonomy of ground parrots, and we suggest the recognition of the Western Ground Parrot as a species, P. flaviventris, for conservation prioritization, planning and management purposes'. The revised status as full species is accepted following advice from N.W. Longmore (pers. comm. 2011) but see also Joseph et al. (2011: 679).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Patchy and local along south coast between Flinders and Israelite Bays, extremely rare, formerly north on Swan coastal plain towards Dongara.
IBRA
WA: Esperance Plains (ESP), Jarrah Forest (JF), Warren (WAR)
Ecological Descriptors
Crepuscular, folivore, granivore, gregarious, noctidiurnal, open heath, sedentary, swamp, terrestrial, tussock grassland, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, feeds on seeds among wet coastal heaths, rather solitary, flies low and directly with wing beats punctuated by gliding on down-swept wings, nests on bed of grasses on ground under shrubbery, sedentary or disperses very locally to seasonal food sources.
General References
Ford, J. 1969. Distribution and taxonomic notes on some parrots from Western Australia. South Australian Ornithologist 25: 99-105 (distribution, subspeciation)
Joseph, L., Toon, A., Schirtzinger E.E. & Wright, T.F. 2011. Molecular systematics of two enigmatic genera Psittacella and Pezoporus illuminate the ecological radiation of Australo-Papuan parrots (Aves: Psittaciformes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59: 675-684 [679]
Murphy, S.A., Joseph, L., Burbidge, A.H. & Austin, J. 2010. A cryptic and critically endangered species revealed by mitochondrial DNA analyses: the Western Ground Parrot. Conservation Genetics [published online 11/11/2010]
Newby, K., Newby, B. & Bradby, K. 1983. Notes on the Swamp Parrot. Western Australian Naturalist 15: 145-146 (diet, habitat)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 29-Mar-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | 26-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Nov-2020 | 16-Aug-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 13-Jan-2011 | MODIFIED |