Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds

Abstract

Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds presents an up-to-date classification of Australian birds. Building on the authors’ 1994 book, The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories, it incorporates the extensive volume of relevant systematic work since then. The findings of these studies are summarised and evaluated in the explanations for the taxonomic treatments adopted, and with the extensive citations, the book serves as a comprehensive introduction to the recent systematic literature of Australian birds.
 All species of birds that have been recorded from the Australian mainland, Tasmania, island territories and surrounding waters are treated and listed. Along with extant native species, all accepted vagrants, recently extinct (since 1800) native species and established introduced species are included.

Towards ecologically meaningful and socially acceptable buffers: Response distances of shorebirds in Victoria, Australia, to human disturbance

“…3. Species are presented in taxonomic order (Christidis & Boles, 2008 of stimulus presented (walker, jogger, walker with a leashed dog) varied between species but significantly influenced FID of the pied oystercatcher, Latham's snipe and masked lapwing (Fig. 3); curlew and sharp-tailed sandpipers approached significance (i.e., p < 0.10).…”

“…Exposure to humans was included in nine models and was associated with a significantly greater FID Table 2 Mean, maximum and minimum (untransformed) FID by species exposed to a walking approach, with the GLM of best fit (highest adjusted R 2 ) for each species. Species are presented in taxonomic order (Christidis & Boles, 2008). Blanks indicate a variable not included in the model, and entries in the columns 7-9 indicate p values; the adjusted R 2 is provided for the model listed.…”

Functional and spatial differentiation of urban bird assemblages at the landscape scale

“…Several assumptions were made about species to be excluded from analyses, and species were not included in grid cell totals and were eliminated from further analyses if any of the following exclusion criteria were met: (i) constituted fewer than five records in the total dataset; (ii) was an irregular or vagrant species to the area or feral species not yet naturalised, determined from the literature (Barrett et al, 2003); or, (iii) were seabird, waterbird, and nocturnal species, except the Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides, from the orders or families: Anseriformes, Podicipediformes, Strigiformes, Eurostopodidae, Aeogothelidae, Procellariformes, Spenisciformes, Phalacrocaraciformes, Ciconiiformes, Gruiformes, Charadriiformes (sensu Christidis and Boles, 2008). A final list of 141 species (hereafter 'the filtered species list') was retained for further analysis.…”

“…Data on bird size was tabulated as maximum mass (in grams) from HANZAB. Systematics and nomenclature of birds (Appendix A) follow Christidis and Boles (2008).…”

From clearfell coupe to old-growth forest: Succession of bird assemblages in Tasmanian lowland wet eucalypt forests

“…Species that were flying more than 20 m above the vegetation were excluded from analyses unless they were aerial feeders or raptors. Species nomenclature follows that of Christidis and Boles (2008). Presence/absence data were used because of difficulty determining the numbers of individuals in dense undergrowth and tall trees.…”