Subspecies Ptilonorhynchus violaceus violaceus (Vieillot, 1816)
- Pyrrhocorax violaceus Vieillot, L.P. 1816. Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'Agriculture, à l'Écomomie rurale et domestique, à la Médecine, etc. Par une société de naturalistes et d'agriculteurs. Paris : Chez Deterville Vol. 6. [Date published 14 Dec 1816] [569].
Type data:
Holotype 5647/12, Nouvelle Hollande (= Sydney, NSW). - Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus Kuhl, H. 1820. Beiträge zur Zoologie und vergleichenden Anatomie. Abth. 1. Frankfurt-am-Main. [150].
- Corvus squamulosus Kuhl, H. 1820. Beiträge zur Zoologie und vergleichenden Anatomie. Abth. 1. Frankfurt-am-Main. [150] [published as synonym of simultaneously published Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus Kuhl, 1820, and unavailable: ICdZN Art. 11.6].
- Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Stephens, J.F. 1826. In, General Zoology or Systematic Natural History, commenced by the late George Shaw, M.D.F.R.S. & C. Aves. London : J. & A. Arch etc. Vol. XIV Pt I 385 pp. pls 1-41. [published late 1826] [72] [junior secondary homonym of Pyrrhocorax violaceus Vieillot, 1816 in Ptilonorhynchus Kuhl, 1820].
- Ptilonorhynchus niger Stephens, J.F. 1826. In, General Zoology or Systematic Natural History, commenced by the late George Shaw, M.D.F.R.S. & C. Aves. London : J. & A. Arch etc. Vol. XIV Pt I 385 pp. pls 1-41. [published late 1826] [72].
- Ptilonorhynchus macleayii Vigors, N.A. & Horsfield, T. 1827. A description of the Australian birds in the collection of the Linnean Society; with an attempt at arranging them according to their natural affinities. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15: 170-331 [Date published 17 Feb 1827: publication dated 1826] [263].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1863.7.7.51a adult ♂ (not located), NSW: Port Hacking. - Ptilonorhynchus macleayi RAOU Checklist Committee, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union 1926. Official Checklist of the Birds of Australia. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union x 212 pp. [110] [incorrect subsequent spelling of Ptilonorhynchus macleayii Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 in synonymy, deemed identical and unavailable: ICdZN Arts. 11.6, 33.4 and 58.14].
- Ptilonorhynchus squamulosus Wagler, J. 1827. Systema Avium. Ptilonorhynchus, sp. 2. Stuttgart and Tubingen : J.G. Cottae. [Date published Oct 1827].
- Ptilonorhynchus violaceus dulciae Mathews, G.M. 1912. A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 171-455 [Date published 31 Jan 1912] [438].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 679418, Qld: southern Queensland.
Generic Combinations
- Ptilonorhynchus violaceus violaceus (Vieillot, 1816).
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Restricted to south-east Queensland to southern Victoria, rarely west of the Great Dividing Range.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Flinders (FLI), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Broadleaf thicket/shrubland, subtropical rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 07-Nov-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | PASSERIFORMES | 18-Feb-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |