Strepera graculina ashbyi Mathews, 1913:78
Western Victorian pied currawong, Otway forester, Grampians pied currawong (proposed), Victorian crow-shrike (archaic)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Incorrectly considered extinct by several recent authors (Menkhorst & Morley, 2017).
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Victoria (south-west), Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Mathews, Gregory M. (1913). New species and subspecies of Australian birds. The Austral Avian Record 2(4): 73-79.
Other references:
Amadon, D. (1951). Taxonomic notes on the Australian Butcher-birds (Family Cracticidae). Am. Mus. Novit. 1504: 1-33.
Ashby, E. (1927). The Grampian Range of Victoria and its birdlife. Emu 26: 285-292.
Beruldsen, G. R. 1980. A Field Guide to Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds. Rigby, Adelaide.
BirdLife International. (2012). Strepera graculina. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 29 August 2013.
Blakers, M., Davies, S. J. J. F. and Reilly, P. N. 1984. The Atlas of Australian Birds. RAOU and Melbourne University Press, Melbourne.
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (2013). Strepera graculina ashbyi in Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Canberra. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/sprat. Accessed Wed, 29 May 2013 20:23:32 +1000.
Emison, W. B., Beardsell, C. M., Norman, F. I., Loyn, R. H. and Bennett, S. C. (1987). Atlas of Victorian Birds. Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands and RAOU, Melbourne.
Garnett, S. T. and Crowley, G. M. (2000). The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000. Canberra, ACT: Environment Australia & Birds Australia.
Garnett, S.T., Szabo, J.K. and Dutson, G. (2011). The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood.
Mathews, Gregory M. (1922-1923). The Birds of Australia, volume 10. London: Witherby & Co.
Menkhorst, Peter and Morley, Craig. (2017a). The Otway Forester Strepera graculina ashbyi: A neglected and misunderstood subspecies of the Pied Currawong from southern Victoria. Australian Field Ornithologist 34: 37-46. [Abstract]
Menkhorst, Peter and Morley, Craig. (2017b). Taxonomic and nomenclatural implications of a review of the Pied Currawong Strepera graculina in southern Victoria. Australian Field Ornithology 34: [pagination?]. [Abstract]
Schodde, R. and Mason, I. J. (1999). The Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines. CSIRO, Collingwood, Victoria.
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