Subspecies Thalassarche bulleri platei Reichenow, 1898
- Diomedea platei Reichenow, A. 1898. News: Annual meeting of the German Ornithological Society. Ornithologische Monatsberichte [Berlin, Verlag von R. Friedländer & Sohn] 6: 188-192 [190].
Type data:
Holotype MNB, near Cavancha, Chile.
Generic Combinations
- Thalassarche bulleri platei (Brooke, 2004). —
Brooke, M. de L. 2004. Albatrosses and Petrels across the World. Oxford : Oxford University Press. [211]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Thalassarche sp. nov. —
Robertson, C.J.R. & Nunn, G.B. 1998. Towards a new taxonomy for albatrosses. pp. 13-19 in G. Robertson and R. Gales. Albatross Biology and Conservation. Chipping Norton : Surrey Beatty pp. 312. [17] (treat T. b. platei as new species with D. platei Reichenow, 1898 a junior synonym of T. bulleri) - Thalassarche bulleri ssp. nov. [not platei]. —
Onley, D. & Scofield, P. 2007. Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World. London : Christopher Helm pp. 240. [140] (treat T. b. platei as new subspecies)
Introduction
The holotype specimen of Diomedea platei Reichenow, 1898 has been long considered a juvenile of Diomedea bulleri Rothschild, 1893 (e.g. Murphy, 1930, Christidis & Boles 2008). Although the name has been widely applied to a form of Thalassarche bulleri recognised by a range of authors as a separate species or subspecies (Robertson & Nunn 1998, Brooke 2004, Gill et al. 2010, Wold 2017, 2018), the name Diomedea platei Reichenow, 1898 is unavailable. We include the taxon here as T. b. platei however the species complex is in immediate need of revision and a new name is required.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Distribution here is indicative. Breeds mainly in The Chatham Islands, NZ, ranging to north of the North Island, into the sub Antarctic and seas off western South America. Distribution in Australia is difficult to ascertain due to confusion with identity of holotype and with T. b. bulleri.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), West Tasmania Transition (9)
General References
Brooke, M. de L. 2004. Albatrosses and Petrels across the World. Oxford : Oxford University Press.
Chambers GK, Moeke C, Steel R & Trueman JWH 2009. Phylogenetic analysis of the 24 named albatross taxa based on full mitochondrial cytochrome b DNA sequences. Notornis 56: 82-94
Murphy, R.C. 1930. Birds collected during the Whitney South Sea Expedition. 11. American Museum Novitates 419. pp 1-15 [6]
Robertson, C.J.R. & Nunn, G.B. 1998. Towards a new taxonomy for albatrosses. pp. 13-19 in G. Robertson and R. Gales. Albatross Biology and Conservation. Chipping Norton : Surrey Beatty pp. 312. [17]
Wold, J.R., Robertson, C.J.R., Chambers, G.K. & Ritchie, P.A. 2018. Phylogeographic structure and a genetic assignment method for Buller’s albatross ssp. (Thalassarche bulleri ssp.). Notornis 65(3): 152-163
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| PROCELLARIIFORMES | 08-Sep-2022 | ADDED |