Bird Species

Abstract

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A new subspecies of White-eared Honeyeater Nesoptilotis leucotis (Meliphagidae)

“…Black & Stewart (submitted) reviewed many recordings of voice, chiefly song, of the four mainland populations of White-eared Honeyeater and found distinct regional differences. This was particularly pronounced between the western and eastern phylogroups, conforming to the understanding that song divergence in songbirds may reflect or even drive genetic divergence (Päckert 2018). Differences between Western Australian and Eyre Peninsula populations within the western phylogroup were also evident, the former being more complex and more variable.…”