Expanded HANZAB Taxonomy Part 3

Note: for efficiency reasons, the taxonomy is broken into three parts:

STRUTHIONIFORMES CASUARIIFORMES APTERYGIFORMES ANSERIFORMES GALLIFORMES PHOENICOPTERIFORMES PODICIPEDIFORMES OTIDIFORMES CUCULIFORMES COLUMBIFORMES GRUIFORMES CHARADRIIFORMES PHAETHONTIFORMES

Part 2.

SPHENISCIFORMES PROCELLARIIFORMES CICONIIFORMES SULIFORMES PELECANIFORMES CAPRIMULGIFORMES PODARGIFORMES AEGOTHELIFORMES APODIFORMES STRIGIFORMES CATHARTIFORMES ACCIPITRIFORMES BUCEROTIFORMES CORACIIFORMES FALCONIFORMES PSITTACIFORMES

Part 3. PASSERIFORMES

For sources used to compile the taxonomy below and treatment of conflicts see notes after the taxonomy on the contents page.

PASSERIFORMES Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

New Zealand wrens (Acanthisittidae)

Lyall’s Wren Traversia lyalli Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris

Polytypic
- Nominate chloris, SI of NZ, Stewart I. and outliers
- granti, Mathews & Iredale, 1913, NI of NZ, Great and Little Barrier Is

New Zealand Rock Wren Xenicus gilviventris Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Rock Wren (NZCL 2024)

Monotypic.

Bushwren Xenicus longipes Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Bush Wren (NZCL 2024)

Polytypic
Considered extinct throughout range.
- Nominate longipes, SI of NZ; stokesii, G.R. Gray, 1862, NI of NZ;
- variabilis, Stead, 1936, Stewart I. (probably) and outlying sw. islands (NZCL).

Pittas (Pittidae) Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Papuan Pitta Erythropitta macklotii Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Subspecies digglesi, Krefft, 1869, C. York Pen. and Fly–Digoel Region, s. New Guinea (possibly only as non-breeding migrant to latter).
- Extralimitally, five other subspecies:
  - habenichti,
  - macklotii,
  - oblita,
  - loriae and
  - finschii
  - (see Geographical Variation).

Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis

Monotypic.

Fairy Pitta Pitta nympha Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Western Hooded Pitta (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- cucullata (in WLAB 4.1 as vagrant)
- mulleri
- bangkana
- sordida
- palawanensis
- sanghirana

Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate versicolor, se. Qld and e. NSW E of Great Divide, from Dawson–Mackenzie R. Basin S to Hunter R.
- simillima, Gould, 1868, e. C. York Pen. S to Princess Charlotte Bay–Endeavour R., and islands of Torres Str.; also Fly–Digoel Region, s. New Guinea
- (intermedia, Cairns area, in AviList 2025)

Banda Sea Pitta Pitta vigorsii Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Rainbow Pitta Pitta iris

Polytypic
- Nominate iris, coastal and subcoastal Arnhem Land, n. NT, from Port Keats E to Groote Eylandt, also Tiwi Is;
- johnstoneiana, Schodde & Mason, 1998, coastal and subcoastal nw. Kimberley Div., WA, from Prince Regent R. in SW to Napier Broome Bay in NW.

Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies (Tyrannidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
Ten subspecies in the Americas from Mexico south.

Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

Monotypic.

Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate maclovianus, endemic to Falkland Is
- mentalis, d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837, which is accidental to region, breeds s. Chile and Argentina S to Tierra del Fuego, and migrates N to coastal Peru, central Argentina and Uruguay (Peters).

Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- pyrope Chile and Argentina
- fortis Chiloé Island (Chile)

Antpittas (Grallariidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Thrush-like Antpitta Myrmothera campanisona Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Five subspecies

Lyrebirds (Menuridae)

Albert’s Lyrebird Menura alberti

Monotypic.

Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae

Polytypic
- Nominate novaehollandiae, se. NSW on and E of Great Divide from Hunter R. S to around NSW–Vic. border E of Monaro Tablelands;
- victoriae, Gould, 1865, e. Vic. from Dandenong–Strathbogie Ras, E to around NSW border on coast, and NE through Vic. Alps and Snowy Mts, NSW, to Brindabella Ra., ACT, W of Monaro Tablelands; introduced to Tas.;
- edwardi, Chisholm, 1921, extreme se. Qld (Stanthorpe–Killarney) and ne. NSW on and E of Great Divide S to Hunter R.

Scrubbirds (Atrichornithidae)

Noisy Scrub-bird Atrichornis clamosus
Noisy Scrubbird (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Rufous Scrub-bird Atrichornis rufescens
Rufous Scrubbird (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate rufescens, localized in extreme se. Qld and far ne. NSW E of Great Divide, from Mistake Ra., Qld, S to Gibraltar Ra., NSW;
- subspecies ferrieri, Schodde & Mason, 1998, central ne. NSW, E of Great Divide from Dorrigo Plateau S to Barrington Tops.

Australasian Treecreepers (Climacteridae)

White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate leucophaea, se. Aust. from central e. NSW, S and SW to se. SA and inland to upper watersheds of Murray–Darling Basin;
- grisescens (Mathews, 1912), Mt Lofty Ras, SA;
- metastasis, Schodde, 1989, ne. NSW and se. Qld, N to Dawson–Mackenzie Basin;
- intermedia (Boles & Longmore, 1983), Clarke–Connors Ras, central e. Qld;
- minor (Ramsay, 1891), ne. Qld (Endeavour R.–Paluma Ra.).

White-browed Treecreeper Climacteris affinis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate affinis, n. and central Murray–Darling Basin, W to Flinders Ras, SA;
- superciliosus, North, 1895, central WA E to n. Eyre Pen., SA, and ranges of central Aust. (Macdonald 1969).
Subspecies intergrade where they abut on w. fringes of Flinders Ras, SA (DAB).

Red-browed Treecreeper Climacteris erythrops

Monotypic.

Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus

Polytypic
- Nominate picumnus, central and e. Qld, from lower Burdekin R.–Hughenden, S and W through Murray–Darling Basin (E and S to upper watersheds of Basin), then W to Mt Lofty–Flinders Ras and Cooper Ck–Coongie Ls, SA;
- melanotus, Gould, 1847, C. York Pen. S to Burdekin R.–Hughenden, Qld;
- victoriae, Mathews, 1912, coastal watersheds of Gt Divide, W to w. slopes, from Bunya Mts in se. Qld, S through NSW to Vic. and W to The Grampians.

Black-tailed Treecreeper Climacteris melanurus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate melanurus, nw. Aust. from Kimberley Div., E to se. Gulf of Carpentaria, and S inland to eucalypt–Acacia transition zone;
- wellsi, Ogilvie-Grant, 1909, Pilbara Div., WA.

Rufous Treecreeper Climacteris rufus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus

Monotypic.

Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

Polytypic
- Subspecies minor A.J. Campbell, 1912, humid montane ne. Qld, from Mt Finnegan–Big Tableland S to Paluma Ra.;
- nominate violaceus, coastal se. and central-e. Aust., from Dawes Ra., se. Qld, S to Otway Ra., Vic., inland to e. scarps and summit ridges of Great Divide.

Western Bowerbird Chlamydera guttata

Polytypic
- Nominate guttata, central-coastal WA, from roughly mulga–eucalypt boundary in S extending N to Pilbara, except North West C., and broadly E between Gibson and Great Victoria Deserts to centralian ranges, then S to Musgrave–Everard Ras, SA, and NE to Jervois Ra., NT;
- carteri Mathews, 1920, North West C., WA.

Spotted Bowerbird Chlamydera maculata

Monotypic.

Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis

Polytypic
- Nominate nuchalis, n. Aust., from Dampier Land (Lagrange), Kimberley Div., nw. WA, E to Arnhem Land, NT, including Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt, and central-s. head of Gulf of Carpentaria, Qld, extending inland to headwaters of n. coastal drainages;
- orientalis (Gould, 1879), C. York Pen. and ne. Qld except ultra-humid e. sectors S to Burdekin R. Drainage Basin and along coast to region of Mackay.

Fawn-breasted Bowerbird Chlamydera cerviniventris

Monotypic.

Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus maculosus Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Black-eared Catbird Ailuroedus melanotis Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- joanae Mathews, 1941, central-e. C. York Pen., between Iron Ra. and McIlwraith Ra.
- Extralimitally, seven subspecies in New Guinea and its w. satellite islands, in two subspecies groups:
  - nominate melanotus, Aru Is and central-s. New Guinea (Trans-Fly region)
  - the arfakianus A.B. Meyer, 1874, group comprising seven subspecies ranging through montane New Guinea and on Misool I. Species limits contentious (see Geographical Variation).

Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris

Monotypic.

Tooth-billed Bowerbird Scenopoeetes dentirostris

Monotypic.

Golden Bowerbird Prionodura newtoniana

Monotypic.

Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens (Maluridae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Grey Grasswren Amytornis barbatus

Polytypic
- Nominate barbatus, Caryapundy Swamp and Bulloo R. Overflow on Bulloo R. System, Qld and NSW
- diamantina, Schodde & Christidis, 1987, lower reaches of Eyre Ck (L. Machattie), Diamantina R. (Goyders Lagoon), and Cooper Ck Systems, Qld and SA.

Pilbara Grasswren Amytornis whitei Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- parvus, Black, 2020, Cape Range, WA.
- whitei, Mathews, 1910, Pilbara Region, WA

Sandhill Grasswren Amytornis oweni Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- oweni, Mathews,1911, Great Victoria Desert
- aenigma, Black, 2020, Yellabinna region north of Ceduna and north-eastern Eyre Peninsula

Opalton Grasswren Amytornis rowleyi Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Striated Grasswren Amytornis striatus Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate striatus, Yathong Nature Reserve, Central NSW
- howei, Mathews, 1912, sandplains in New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria

White-throated Grasswren Amytornis woodwardi

Monotypic.

Carpentarian Grasswren Amytornis dorotheae

Monotypic.

Short-tailed Grasswren Amytornis merrotsyi Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- pedleri Gawler Ranges SA;
- merrotsyi, Flinders ranges, SA.

Western Grasswren Amytornis textilis Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- textilis Shark Bay, WA;
- carteri, extinct (not in AviList 2025)
- giganturus, extinct (not in AviList 2025)
- macrourus, extinct; and
- myall, n Eyre Peninsula and Gawler ranges, SA.

Thick-billed Grasswren Amytornis modestus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- modestus, extinct
- cowarie Sturt Stony Desert, SA
- curnamona Lake Frome Basin, SA
- indulkanna, NT and SA
- inexpectus extinct
- obscurior, NSW
- raglessi Flinders Ranges, SA.

Black Grasswren Amytornis housei

Monotypic.

Eyrean Grasswren Amytornis goyderi

Monotypic.

Dusky Grasswren Amytornis purnelli Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Kalkadoon Grasswren Amytornis ballarae

Monotypic.

Southern Emu-wren Stipiturus malachurus

Polytypic
- Nominate malachurus, coastal se. Aust. from Noosa Plain, S and SW to Otway Pen., Vic.
- littleri, Mathews, 1912, mainland Tas.
- polionotum, Schodde & Mason, 1998, w. Vic. and se. SA extending N to The Grampians and Ninety-mile Desert
- intermedius, Ashby, 1920, s. Mt Lofty Ras, SA
- halmaturinus, Parsons, 1920, Kangaroo I., SA
- parimeda, Schodde & Weatherly, 1981, s. tip of Eyre Pen., SA
- westernensis, A.J. Campbell, 1912, coastal and subcoastal sw. WA, from Ravensthorpe–Hopetoun in SE, NW to Jurien Bay, and locally inland to Broome Hill, Bendering and Newdegate in S
- hartogi, Carter, 1916, Dirk Hartog I., WA.

Rufous-crowned Emu-wren Stipiturus ruficeps

Monotypic.

Mallee Emu-wren Stipiturus mallee

Monotypic.

Purple-crowned Fairy-wren Malurus coronatus
Purple-crowned Fairywren (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate coronatus, Kimberley Div., WA, E to Victoria R. Drainage, NT;
- macgillivrayi, Mathews, 1913, s. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage, NT and Qld, between Roper and Leichhardt Rs.

Red-winged Fairy-wren Malurus elegans
Red-winged Fairywren (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren Malurus pulcherrimus
Blue-breasted Fairywren (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Purple-backed Fairy-wren Malurus assimilis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Purple-backed Fairywren (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies assimilis, North, 1901, all mainland Aust. except sw. WA, Kimberley Div., Arnhem Land, C. York Pen., coastal e. Aust. E and S of Great Divide, and wet s. SA;
- rogersi, Mathews, 1912, Kimberley Div., WA, E to Ord R. Drainage;
- bernieri, Ogilvie-Grant, 1909, Bernier I., WA (intergrading with assimilis on Dorre I.);
- dulcis, Mathews, 1908, Arnhem Land, NT, E of Daly R.
Subspecies integrade where they abut (see Geographical Variation).

Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Variegated Fairywren (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Lovely Fairy-wren Malurus amabilis
Lovely Fairywren (AviList 2025)

Monotypic
Differentiation between C. York Pen. and ne. Qld populations, though possible (Peters), is unresolved (DAB).

Splendid Fairy-wren Malurus splendens
Splendid Fairywren (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate splendens, sw. WA N to s. Pilbara and E to w. fringe Great Victoria and Gibson Deserts;
- melanotus, Gould, 1841, central and w. Murray–Darling Basin N to Cooper Basin Watershed, Gowan Ra. and round Bollon, Qld;
- callainus, Gould, 1867 (or musgravi Mathews, 1922 [see Geographical Variation]), central Aust. N to Tanami–Tennant Creek, NT, W to e. fringe Great Sandy, Gibson and Great Victoria Deserts, WA, S to n. Eyre Pen., SA, and E to w. fringe of Flinders Ras, lower L. Eyre Basin and Simpson Desert;
- emmottorum, Schodde & Mason, 1998, central uplands of upper Cooper–Diamantina Basin (Winton–Longreach–Jundah), Qld.
Subspecies intergrade where they abut: central-w. deserts for splendens and callainus, Flinders Ras and its w. fringes for callainus and melanotus (See Geographical Variation).

Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus
Superb Fairywren (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate cyaneus, Tas., excluding islands of Bass Str;
- samueli, Mathews, 1912, Furneaux Grp, Bass Str.;
- elizabethae, A.J. Campbell, 1901, King I.;
- ashbyi, Mathews, 1912, Kangaroo I.;
- cyanochlamys, Sharpe, 1881, se. Aust. from se. Qld S and SW to central Murray R. of NSW and Vic., and to w. Bassian Plain, Vic.;
- leggei, Mathews, 1912, w. Murray R. of Vic. and SA, sw. Vic., and se. SA to Mt Lofty Ras, Adelaide Plains and s. Eyre Pen.

White-winged Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus
White-winged Fairywren (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate leucopterus, Dirk Hartog I., WA;
- leuconotus, Gould, 1865, across mainland Aust. from inland Qld, NSW and nw. Vic. to mid-coastal WA;
- edouardi, A.J. Campbell, 1901, Barrow I., WA.

Red-backed Fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus
Red-backed Fairywren (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate melanocephalus, coastal central-e. Aust. E of Great Divide and its inner w. spurs, from Hunter R. N to Burdekin Basin, Qld;
- cruentatus, Gould, 1840, Kimberley Div., WA; Victoria R. district, Arnhem Land, and s. Gulf of Carpentaria S to n. edge of Barkly Tableland and Selwyn Ra., NT; and C. York Pen. S to Gregory Ra. and Upper Burdekin R. Basin, Qld.
Subspecies intergrade where they abut in ne. Qld (see Geographical Variation).

Bristlebirds (Dasyornithidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Western Bristlebird Dasyornis longirostris Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate brachypterus, coastal se. Aust., between Illawarra (Budderoo Plateau) in NSW and Mallacoota–C. Conran in East Gippsland, Vic.; formerly N to upper Nepean R. and Port Jackson (Sydney);
- monoides Schodde & Mason, 1998, coastal and subcoastal ne. NSW and se. Qld, E of Great Divide, between Dorrigo Plateau and Conondale Ra.

Rufous Bristlebird Dasyornis broadbenti Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate broadbenti, coastal w. Vic. and se. SA, between Portland Bay and The Coorong;
- caryochrous Schodde & Mason, 1998, Otway Pen., Vic., W to Peterborough on coast;
- litoralis (Milligan, 1902), coastal sw. WA, between C. Mentelle–Margaret R. and C. Naturaliste, extinct.

Pardalotes (Pardalotidae) Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus

Polytypic
- Nominate punctatus, coastal and subcoastal e. Aust. from Clarke Ra., Qld, S and SW to Tas., se. SA, Mt Lofty Ras and Kangaroo I., inland to outer-w. slopes of Great Divide; and an isolated population in sw. WA, between Dongara and Hopetoun–Ravensthorpe
- xanthopyge McCoy, 1866, mallee of s. Aust., from e. Riverina of NSW and Bendigo, Vic., W through Murray–Mallee and gulfs of SA to Wheatbelt of s. WA (Bremer Bay)
- millitaris Mathews, 1912, Atherton–Windsor Uplands, ne. Qld, S to Seaview Ra.
Widespread intergradation between nominate punctatus and xanthopyge in se. Aust. and, possibly, sw. Aust. (see Geographical Variation).

Forty-spotted Pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus

Monotypic.

Red-browed Pardalote Pardalotus rubricatus

Polytypic
- Nominate rubricatus, n. Aust. excluding C. York Pen., from s. and e. Kimberley Div., s. Arnhem Land, Barkly Tableland and se. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage, E as far as w. watershed of Great Divide with outliers E in central coastal Qld, and extending S to Pilbara Div., central Aust. ranges, L. Eyre (Eromanga) Basin and nw. NSW;
- yorki Mathews, 1913, C. York Pen., intergrading with nominate rubricatus through base of Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage.
- Identity of populations in central-coastal Qld unresolved, possibly differentiated.

Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus

Polytypic
- Nominate striatus, Tas. and Bass Str. islands, migrating to mainland e. Aust. in non-breeding period;
- ornatus Temminck, 1826, coastal and subcoastal e. and se. Aust. (inland to summit ridges and inner w. watershed of Great Divide), from se. Qld S and SW to w. Bassian Plain and The Grampians, Vic.;
- substriatus Mathews, 1912, much of central and w. Aust., extending from upper se. Gulf of Carpentaria and outer-w. slopes of Great Divide in Qld and inner-w. slopes in NSW, W and SW to Murray–Mallee of Vic., throughout SA, to the Barkly Tableland and central Aust. ranges in NT, and Pilbara Region of WA;
- uropygialis Gould, 1840, n. Aust. from Kimberley Div., WA, to C. York Pen., Qld, and S to drainages of Fitzroy and central Victoria Rs, n. Barkly Tableland, Selwyn Ra. and se. Gulf of Carpentaria, Qld;
- melvillensis Mathews, 1912, Tiwi Is;
- melanocephalus Gould, 1838, ne. Aust., from foot of C. York Pen. S to ne. NSW E of Great Divide and Charleville–Roma Region, Qld, occurring inland to Upper Bulloo, Murray–Darling and se. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage Basin, Qld.
On mainland, subspecies intergrade where they abut (see Geographical Variation).

Gerygones, Thornbills, Scrubwrens, and Allies(Acanthizidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Fernwren Oreoscopus gutturalis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate mouki, ne. Qld from Big Tableland, Mt Amos, S to Paluma;
- amalia Meise, 1931, Clarke to Connors Ras, central-e. Qld;
- richmondi (Mathews, 1915), coastal and subcoastal e. Aust., from Dawes Ra., se. Qld, S through e. NSW to w. Gippsland, Vic., inland to e. scarps of Great Divide.

Green-backed Gerygone Gerygone chloronota Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate chloronota, Arnhem Land S to Lower Victoria and Roper R. Drainages, and Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt, NT;
- darwini Mathews, 1912, nw. Kimberley Div., WA, from King Sound to Cambridge Gulf, possibly intergrading with chloronota E to Victoria R.
- Extralimitally:
  - cinereiceps (Sharpe, 1886), New Guinea (included in subspecies chloronata in AviList 2025)
  - aruensis Büttikofer, 1893, Aru Is (included in subspecies chloronata in AviList 2025).

Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- personata Gould, 1866, C. York Pen., Qld, S to about Cooktown and Upper Mitchell R., Qld;
- flavida E.P. Ramsay, 1877, coastal central-e. Qld, from about Ingham, S to Gin Gin, intergrading with personata in N, through the drainages of the Burdekin–Einasleigh–Mitchell Rs.
- Extralimitally, up to four subspecies:
  - nominate palpebrosa, W. Papua and Aru Is;
  - wahnesi (Meyer, 1899), Japen I. and n. New Guinea;
  - inconspica Ramsay, 1879, se. PNG, W to Upper Fly R. (not separated from palpebrosa in AviList 2025)
  - tarara Rand, 1941, s. PNG between Morehead and Fly Rs.

Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone magnirostris Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate magnirostris, coasts of nw. Kimberley Div., WA (Collier Bay to Napier Broome Bay), and Arnhem Land, NT (Daly R. to Roper R.), including Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt;
- cairnsensis Mathews, 1912, islands of s. Torres Str., C. York Pen., S to Mitchell R. Drainage in W, and to Mackay in E;
- brunneipectus (Sharpe, 1879), s. New Guinea and probably n. Torres Str. islands (including Boigu and Saibai Is).
- Extralimitally, up to another ten subspecies (three in AviList 2025) occur in New Guinea and its satellite archipelagos, though not all appear to be valid (see Geographical Variation). Eight are listed in BLI 2022. Avilist 2025 extralimital suspecies are:
  - conspicillata (includes cobana and occasa)
  - affinis
  - rosseliana (includes proxima and onerosa)

White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate olivacea, e. Aust., from base of C. York Pen., Qld, S and W to w. slopes Great Divide and se. and s.-central Vic.;
- cinerascens Sharpe, 1878, n. and central C. York Pen., S to Princess Charlotte Bay and Lower Mitchell R., Qld;
- extralimitally in se. New Guinea; rogersi Mathews, 1911, n. Aust., N of eucalypt line, from sw. Kimberley Div., WA (Roebuck Bay), E to se. head of Gulf of Carpentaria, Qld.

Dusky Gerygone Gerygone tenebrosa Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate tenebrosa, coastal sw. Kimberley Div., WA, from Brunswick Bay, S to La Grange;
- christophori Mathews, 1912, coast of Pilbara Div, central-w. WA, from C. Keraudren, S to n. Shark Bay.

Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate levigaster, coastal n. Aust., from sw. Kimberley Div. (Roebuck Bay) at nw. edge of Great Sandy Desert, WA, E through NT to C. York Pen. (Princess Charlotte Bay);
- cantator (Weatherill, 1908), coastal e. Aust. from Cleveland Bay, ne. Qld, S to Sydney region;
- pallida Finsch, 1898, coastal s. New Guinea and ? in Australia.

Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate fusca, sw. WA (N to about Leeman) and extending N in non-breeding season to Pilbara and s. Kimberley Div., WA, and also on s. Eyre Pen., SA;
- mungi Mathews, 1912, inland central-w. to nw. Aust., within area roughly bounded by Pilbara Div., WA in W, s. Kimberley Div. and central NT (Barkly Tableland) in N, Qld border and Simpson Desert, NT, in E, and to centralian ranges in nw. SA and to Wiluna region, WA in S;
- exsul Mathews, 1912, inland central-e. Aust. from base of C. York Pen. and w. slopes of Great Divide, S to central Vic. and w. Murray–Darling and Upper Eromanga (Cooper) Basins.

Lord Howe Gerygone Gerygone insularis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Norfolk Island Gerygone Gerygone modesta Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Norfolk Gerygone (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Grey Warbler (NZCL 2024)

Monotypic.

Chatham Islands Gerygone Gerygone albofrontata Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Chatham Island Warbler (NZCL 2024)

Monotypic.

Scrubtit Acanthornis magna Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate magna, Tas.;
- subspecies greeniana, Schodde & Mason, 1998, King I., Bass Str.

Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate leucopsis, inland se. and s.-central Aust., from w. slopes of Great Divide of s. Qld–Vic. and s. coast of w. Vic., SA and se. WA, W and N to sw. Qld and centralian ranges;
- castaneiventris (Milligan, 1903), s.-central WA, from w. Nullarbor Plain and w. edge of Great Victoria Desert W and N to Shark Bay and Pilbara.

Banded Whiteface Aphelocephala nigricincta Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface Aphelocephala pectoralis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate chrysorrhoa, sw. and central-w. WA, E to edge of Nullarbor Plain;
- leighi Ogilvie-Grant, 1909, se. Aust., from NSW–Qld border region S and SW to Vic. and Flinders Ras and Yorke and e. Eyre Pens, SA;
- leachi Mathews, 1912, n. and e. Tas.;
- normantoni (Mathews, 1913), central and inland-ne. Aust., extending from base of C. York Pen. SW to centralian ranges.

Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate nana, coastal and subcoastal se. Aust., from Moreton Bay, inland to e. slopes of Great Divide and S to Narooma–Eden, NSW;
- modesta De Vis, 1905, inland e. Aust. W of Great Divide, from coastal central-e. Qld, W to Darling R. and s. Flinders Ras, and S to central Vic. and Murray–Mallee, SA, with outlier in S. and E. Gippsland through Port Phillip Bay, Vic.;
- flava H.L. White, 1922, Atherton–Evelyn Uplands, ne. Qld, between Herberton and Ravenshoe.

Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate lineata, se. Aust., from ne. NSW (Clarence R. Drainage), W to inner w. slopes of Great Divide, and S and SW to Vic., W to The Grampians
- clelandi Mathews, 1912, sw. Vic. and se. SA, W to Mt Lofty Ras
- whitei Mathews, 1912, Kangaroo I., SA
- alberti Mathews, 1920, se. Qld, from mountains of Lower Dawson–Mackenzie Basin, W to Great Divide, and S to NSW–Qld border.
The status of slightly larger and darker populations in the Strzelecki and Otway Ras, s. Vic., unresolved (see Geographical Variation).

Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate apicalis, s. coastal and subcoastal Aust., from Vic. and s. Murray–Mallee of SA, W to central and n. gulfs, and Eyre and Yorke Pens of SA, across s. Nullarbor Plain to Balladonia and Mandurah in s. WA;
- albiventris North, 1904, inland central-e. and se. Aust., from drainages of Bulloo and Upper Suttor Rs, Qld, E to w. slopes of Great Divide, S to central Vic. and n. Murray–Mallee, SA, and W to e. fringes of L. Eyre Basin;
- cinerascens Schodde & Mason, 1999, central-w. Qld, around nw. rim of upper L. Eyre Basin, between Selwyn Ra. and upper drainages of Diamantina and Thomson Rs;
- whitlocki North, 1909, central and w. Aust., in area bounded by centralian ranges of NT, w. rims of Simpson Desert and L. Eyre Basin, SA, S to n. Eyre Pen. (n. Gawler Ras), n. rim of Nullarbor Plain and sw. WA at 30–33°S, and W to central-w. Aust. coast, Pilbara Region and NW to Tanami Desert.

Tasmanian Thornbill Acanthiza ewingii Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate ewingii, mainland Tas. and Furneaux Grp, Bass Str.;
- rufifrons A.J. Campbell, 1903, King I., Bass Str.

Mountain Thornbill Acanthiza katherina Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate pusilla, coastal se. mainland Aust., from NSW–Qld border, W to inner w. slopes of Great Divide and SW to se. SA and s. Mt Lofty Ras;
- diemenensis Gould, 1838, central and e. Tas. and Kent Grp, Bass Str. (absent from Furneaux Grp);
- zietzi North, 1904, Kangaroo I., SA;
- magnirostris Mathews, 1910, King I., Bass Str. (probably extinct);
- dawsonensis A.G. Campbell, 1922, coastal central-e. Qld ranges, from Clarke–Connors Ras S to Dawes Ra.–Monto, intergrading with pusilla S to NSW–Qld border region
- samueli Mathews, 1913, Mt Lofty Ra.

Slaty-backed Thornbill Acanthiza robustirostris Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Slender-billed Thornbill Acanthiza iredalei Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate iredalei, central Aust., from central-w. WA across Nullarbor Plain to ne. Spencer Gulf and sw. Olary Spur, SA;
- hedleyi Mathews, 1912, Ninety Mile, Big and Little Deserts, S to Naracoorte, se. SA and central-w. Vic.;
- rosinae Mathews, 1913, n. Gulf St Vincent, SA and isolated population at Port Broughton, central-e. Spencer Gulf, SA.

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Western Thornbill Acanthiza inornata Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate reguloides, se. Aust., from near NSW–Qld border S and SW to The Grampians, Vic. and W to inner w. slopes Great Divide
- squamata De Vis, 1889, n. central-e. Qld from Atherton Tablelands S to Broad Sound, E of Great Divide
- nesa (Mathews, 1920), se. Qld, from Blackdown Tableland S to near NSW–Qld border and W to e. slopes of Great Divide
- australis (North, 1904), sw. Vic. through se. SA to Mt Lofty Ras.

Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate brevirostris, e. Aust., from Burdekin R. Drainage, Qld, S to central Vic. and se. SA, W to e. fringes of se. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage–Grey Ra. System and e. Murray–Mallee (Ivanhoe–Balranald–Warracknabeal);
- flavescens Gould, 1843, n. Aust., from Kimberley Div., WA, to C. York Pen., including Tiwi Is, and S to n. Great Sandy–Tanami Deserts, Central Aust. ranges, n. Simpson Desert, central Thomson R. Drainage and se. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage;
- occidentalis Bonaparte, 1850, sw. WA, N to lower Murchison R. and Kalgoorlie region, E round s. rim of Nullarbor Plain to SA gulfs, central Flinders Ras, s. L. Frome Basin and Murray–Mallee;
- ochrogaster Schodde & Mason, 1998, Pilbara and central WA. All subspecies intergrade where they abut.

Pilotbird Pycnoptilus floccosus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate floccosus, Snowy Mts, NSW, from Brindabella Ra., ACT, S to Murray R., NSW–Vic., above c. 600 m asl;
- subspecies sandlandi Mathews, 1912, se. NSW, from Blue Mts S and SW to Strathbogie and Dandenong Ras, e. Vic., below c. 600 m asl.

Speckled Warbler Pyrrholaemus sagittatus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Redthroat Pyrrholaemus brunneus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Hylacola pyrrhopygia Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate pyrrhopygia, coastal se. Aust. from granite belt of se. Qld, SW to se. SA inland to w. slopes of Great Divide;
- parkeri (Schodde & Mason, 1998), Mt Lofty Ras, SA;
- pedleri (Schodde & Mason, 1998), s. Flinders Ra., SA.

Shy Heathwren Hylacola cauta Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate cauta, sw. Murray–Mallee, from n. Bendigo district and Hattah–Ouyen, Vic., W to n. Flinders Ras, and Yorke and Eyre Pens;
- macrorhyncha (Schodde & Mason, 1998), central NSW mallee between West Wyalong, Nymagee, Roto and Griffith;
- halmaturina Mathews, 1912, Kangaroo I., SA;
- whitlocki, Mathews, 1912, sw. WA (s. Wheatbelt), from w. Great Australian Bight to Esperance–Norseman and Stirling Ra.–Wagin.

Striated Fieldwren Calamanthus fuliginosus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate fuliginosus, e. Tas.;
- diemenensis North, 1904, w. Tas.;
- albiloris North, 1902, coastal se. mainland Aust., from Illawarra Region of NSW, S and SW to central Bassian Plain of Vic.;
- bourneorum Schodde & Mason, 1998, w. Bassian Plain, Vic., and se. SA.

Rufous Fieldwren Calamanthus campestris Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate campestris, SA from s. L. Frome Basin and w. Murray–Mallee in E, S to 35°S, W to s. Flinders Ras, s. Yorke and coastal Eyre Pens, and then W across Nullarbor Plain to Balladonia–Israelite Bay in WA;
- winiam A.J. & A.G. Campbell, 1927, Big and Little Deserts of Vic., Ninety-mile Desert, SA, W to The Coorong and Meningie, SA;
- isabellinus North, 1896, sw. rim of L. Eyre Basin, SA, N to Lower Finke R., W to Coober Pedy, and E to n. L. Frome Basin;
- rubiginosus A.J. Campbell, 1899, central-w. coast of mainland WA, from Exmouth Gulf to near Geraldton;
- wayensis Mathews, 1912, saltlakes of central WA between Sandstone–Meekatharra and Great Sandy Desert;
- dorrie Mathews, 1912, Dorre I., Shark Bay, WA;
- hartogi Carter, 1916, Dirk Hartog I., Shark Bay, WA (DAB).

Western Fieldwren Calamanthus montanellus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Rockwarbler Origma solitaria Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Yellow-throated Scrubwren Neosericornis citreogularis Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate citreogularis, coastal NSW, E of Great Divide, from Clarence R. S to Mt Dromedary;
- intermedius, Mathews, 1912, se. Qld and ne. NSW, E of Great Divide, from Cooroy, Jimna Ra. and Bunya Mts, Qld, S to Clarence R., NSW, where intergrades with nominate citreogularis;
- cairnsi, Mathews, 1912, Atherton–Windsor Uplands, ne. Qld (DAB).
Provenance of intermedius uncertain (see Geographical Variation).

Tasmanian Scrubwren Sericornis humilis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate humilis, Tas. and inshore islands;
- tregellasi (Mathews, 1914), King I., Bass Str.
Taxonomy unsettled; taxon on Furneaux Grp of Bass Str. here considered subspecies of White-browed Scrubwren S. frontalis; see Geographical Variation for full discussion.

White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate frontalis, coastal and subcoastal se. Aust. from Hunter R., NSW, SW to se. SA and W to inland slopes of Great Divide
- laevigaster, Gould, 1847, coastal and subcoastal e. Qld, from Atherton Uplands S to Brisbane and w. slopes of Great Divide
- tweedi, Mathews, 1922, coastal and subcoastal ne. NSW from NSW–Qld border, S to Hunter R. and inland to w. slopes of Great Divide
- flindersi, S.A. White & Mellor, 1913, Furneaux, Kent and Hogan Grps, e. Bass Str.
- harterti, Mathews, 1912, Otway Pen. and Strzelecki Ra.–Wilsons Prom., s. Vic.
- rosinae, Mathews, 1912, Mt Lofty Ras, SA

Spotted Scrubwren Sericornis maculatus Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- maculatus, Gould, 1847, sw. WA, from Bremer Bay–Hopetoun NW to Jurien Bay–Dongara
- ashbyi, Mathews, 1912, Kangaroo I., SA
- mellori, Mathews, 1912, coastal Gulf St Vincent and s. Yorke and s. Eyre Pens in SA, and se. coastal WA W to Hopetoun–Bremer Bay and extending patchily N to inner Wheatbelt
- balstoni, Ogilvie-Grant, 1909, coastal w. WA between Jurien Bay–Dongara and Shark Bay, including Houtman Abrolhos and islands in Shark Bay

Atherton Scrubwren Sericornis keri Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Tropical Scrubwren Sericornis beccarii Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies minimus Gould, 1875, n. C. York Pen., S to Watson and Pascoe–Lockhart Rs
- dubius Mayr, 1937, e. C. York Pen. from Lockhart–Pascoe Rs S to Princess Charlotte Bay and around coast to Endeavour R. (Cooktown–Helenvale)
- Extralimitally:
  - nominate beccari occurs on Aru Is
  - randi in lowland s. New Guinea (see Geographical Variation for full discussion)
  - in AviList 2025, two other subspecies from north-western New Guinea:
    
    wondiwoi
    
    cyclopum
In Aust., subspecies minimus and dubius intergrade in Iron Ra. region. Further, subspecies dubius apparently intergrades extensively with Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostra viridior, Mathews, in Cooktown–Helenvale region (DAB).

Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostra Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate magnirostra, coastal and subcoastal e. Aust. E of Great Divide, from Clarke Ra., central-e. Qld, S to E. Gippsland, Vic.;
- viridior, Mathews, 1912, humid ne. Qld, from Mt Amos–Big Tableland S to Paluma Ra.;
- howei, Mathews, 1912, W. Gippsland and Strzelecki Ra, Vic.
Differentiation of nominate magnirostris and howei in Central Gippsland (LaTrobe) Basin is unresolved.

Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Western Spinebill Acanthorhynchus superciliosus

Monotypic.

Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

Polytypic
- Nominate tenuirostris, coastal and subcoastal central-e. and se. Aust., from Clarke Ra., Qld, S and SW to Vic. and se. SA;
- cairnsensis, Mathews, 1912, Atherton–Carbine–Windsor uplands, ne. Qld;
- dubius, Gould, 1837, Tas. and islands of Bass Str.;
- halmaturinus, A.G. Campbell, 1906, Mt Lofty and s. Flinders Ras, urban Adelaide and Kangaroo I., SA.

Green-backed Honeyeater Glycichaera fallax

Polytypic
- Subspecies claudi (Mathews, 1914), endemic to e. C. York Pen. S as far as Princess Charlotte Bay.
- Extralimitally, at least two subspecies (including nominate fallax), in Aru Is, lowland New Guinea and associated offshore islands.

Gibberbird Ashbyia lovensis

Monotypic.

Yellow Chat Epthianura crocea

Polytypic
- Nominate crocea, interior n. Aust., W to Kimberley Div. and Cambridge Gulf, E to se. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage, S to Eromanga–Lake Eyre Basin, Qld, SA;
- tunneyi, Mathews, 1912, coastal plains, w. Arnhem Land, NT;
- macgregori, Keast, 1958, lower Dawson–Mackenzie Basin, central-e. Qld [extinct?] (Keast 1958; Ford & Parker 1974; DAB).

Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor

Monotypic.

Orange Chat Epthianura aurifrons

Monotypic.

White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons

Monotypic.

Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus

Monotypic.

Brown-backed Honeyeater Ramsayornis modestus

Monotypic.

Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis

Monotypic.

Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis

Monotypic.

Grey Honeyeater Conopophila whitei

Monotypic.

Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Gliciphila melanops Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate melanops, coastal and subcoastal s. Aust. from ne. NSW, S then W as far as sw. WA, then N to Geraldton–Kalbarri, and including e. Tas.
- chelidonia (Schodde & Mason, 1999), w. Tas.

Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Polytypic
- Nominate novaeseelandiae, NI, SI and Stewart I., NZ, and many offshore island groups, including Auckland and Kermadec;
- chathamensis, Hartert, 1928, Chatham Is, NZ.

Chatham Islands Bellbird Anthornis melanocephala Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Chatham Island Bellbird (NZCL 2024)

Monotypic.

New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Bellbird (NZCL 2024)

Polytypic
- Nominate melanura, NI, SI and Stewart I., NZ, and many offshore islands, including Auckland Grp;
- obscura, Falla, 1948, Three Kings Is, NZ;
- oneho, Bartle & Sagar, 1987, Poor Knights Is, NZ.

Pied Honeyeater Certhionyx variegatus

Monotypic.

Black Honeyeater Sugomel nigrum Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Dusky Myzomela (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- - Nominate obscura, coastal and subcoastal Arnhem Land, NT, including Tiwi Is;
- - fumata (Bonaparte, 1850), n. Torres Str. and, extralimitally, s. New Guinea;
- - harterti, Mathews, 1911, coastal and subcoastal Qld, from C. York Pen. and islands of s. and central Torres Str. S to Moreton Bay.

Red-headed Honeyeater Myzomela erythrocephala Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Red-headed Myzomela (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate erythrocephala, coastal n. Aust., from w. Kimberley Div. (Dampier Land), E to e. C. York Pen. (Princess Charlotte Bay), and N through s. and central Torres Str.;
- infuscata, Forbes 1879, n. Torres Str. and, extralimitally, coastal s. New Guinea, intergrading with erythrocephala through central and s. Torres Str.

Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Scarlet Myzomela (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata

Monotypic.

Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta

Monotypic.

Tawny-breasted Honeyeater Xanthotis flaviventer Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- filiger (Gould, 1851), n. and e. C. York Pen. S to Princess Charlotte Bay;
- saturatior (Rothschild & Hartert, 1903), n. Torres Str. (Saibai, Boigu), Aru Is and s. New Guinea from Mimika R. to Fly R.
- Extralimitally,
  - giulianettii, Mayr, 1931, s. New Guinea; (not recognised in AviList 2025)
  - tararae (Salomonsen, 1966), s. New Guinea and up to nine others. (not recognised in AviList 2025)
  - Subspecies spilogaster and visi in south-eastern New Guinea.(AviList 2025)

Macleay’s Honeyeater Xanthotis macleayanus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis

Polytypic
- Nominate citreogularis, from Murray–Darling Basin of far central-e. SA, Vic. and NSW, throughout Qld E of Diamantina Drainage Basin and N to C. York Pen. (where intergrades with sordidus);
- sordidus (Gould, 1848), n. Aust. from Kimberley Div., WA, to se. head of Gulf of Carpentaria and Selwyn Ra., Qld, extending S to eucalypt–acacia transition zone (n. rim of Barkly Tableland).
- Extralimitally: papuensis, Mayr & Rand, 1935, Fly–Digoel Region of s. New Guinea.

Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies gordoni, Mathews, 1912, coastal Arnhem Land and Tiwi Is;
- ammitophilus, Schodde, Mason & McKean, 1979, subcoastal Arnhem Land (on sandstone plateaux);
- yorki, Mathews, 1912, coastal ne. Qld, from w. C. York Pen. from Weipa N to C. York thence S to Broad Sound.
- extralimitally, seven subspecies in AviList 2025.
Subspecies gordoni and ammitophilus occur in differing habitat, and appear to be allopatric. Number of extralimital forms not certain. Here we include New Guinean populations often separated specifically under P. novaeguineae (S. Müller, 1843), so that we recognize three to five subspecies in Lesser Sundas, including nominate buceroides, and another five or so in New Guinea and associated offshore islands; see Geographical Variation for further discussion. See Taxonomic changes for AviList 2025 treatment.

Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps

Polytypic
- Nominate argenticeps, nw. Aust., from Kimberley Div., WA, to se. head of Gulf of Carpentaria and n. Selwyn Ra., nw. Qld, S to eucalypt–acacia transition zone (n. rim of Barkly Tableland);
- subspecies kempi, Mathews, 1912, C. York Pen.

Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus

Polytypic
- Nominate corniculatus, ne. Qld, from C. York Pen. S to Mackay;
- subspecies monachus (Latham, 1802), coastal and subcoastal central-e. and se. Aust., from central-e. Qld (Broad Sound–Mackay) S to Gippsland and central-s. Vic., and inland to outer-w. footslopes of the Great Divide (DAB).
- Extralimitally, occur in Fly–Digoel region of s. New Guinea, probably nominate corniculatus (see Geographical Variation).

White-streaked Honeyeater Trichodere cockerelli

Monotypic.

Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate pyrrhopterus, central-e. NSW S to Vic., on and S of Great Divide, W as far as The Grampians and se. SA, Bass Str. and Tas.;
- halmaturinus (A.G. Campbell, 1906), Mt Lofty Ras and Kangaroo I., SA.

New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate novaehollandiae, coastal and subcoastal se. mainland Aust., from montane se. Qld, through e. NSW and s. Vic. to SA gulfs (Eyre Pen.);
- canescens (Latham, 1790), Tas.;
- caudatus, Salomonsen, 1966, Bass Str. islands;
- campbelli (Mathews, 1923), Kangaroo I., SA;
- longirostris (Gould, 1846), coastal and subcoastal sw. WA between Geraldton and Esperance–Israelite Bay.

White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylidonyris niger Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate niger, coastal and subcoastal e. Aust., E of Great Divide, from Illawarra–Shoalhaven District, s. NSW, N to Atherton uplands, Qld, where isolated N of Burdekin Drainage but not differentiated (Peters; DAB);
- gouldii (Schlegel, 1872), coastal and subcoastal sw. WA, between Geraldton and Esperance–Israelite Bay.

Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta

Polytypic
- Nominate indistincta, w. and nw. Aust., from sw. WA N and E to fringes of w. deserts (Great Victoria, Gibson and Great Sandy), Pilbara region, Kimberley Div., Arnhem Land and s. Gulf of Carpentaria and extending S to central Aust. ranges of NT and Selwyn Ra. in nw. Qld;
- ocularis (Gould, 1838), s. New Guinea and ne. Aust., from C. York Pen. and Torres Str. to ne. NSW and upper Murray–Darling Basinand inland to upper Thomson–Barcoo and Paroo R. Drainages, intergrading with nominate indistincta through se. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage;
- melvillensis (Mathews, 1912), Tiwi Is (Stresemann 1912; DAB).
- Extralimitally, two further subspecies:
  - limbata (S. Müller, 1843) through Lesser Sundas
  - nupta (Stresemann, 1912) in Aru Is (Stresemann 1912; Peters; DAB).

Yellow-throated Honeyeater Nesoptilotis flavicollis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

White-eared Honeyeater Nesoptilotis leucotis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate leucotis, coastal se. Aust. and Great Divide, from se. Qld (Bunya Mts) S and SW to Vic. and se. SA
- depauperta (Milligan, 1904), from Burra Ra., E of Hughenden, Qld, S along w. watershed of Great Divide, through e. Murray–Darling Basin and Murray–Mallee
- novaenorciae (Milligan, 1904) sw. WA (but not far sw. corner)
- thomasi (Mathews, 1912), Kangaroo I., SA. Subspecies intergrade where they abut (Ford 1971; DAB)
- schoddei, Black, 2019 Eyre Peninsula to the Gawler Ranges and the Yellabinna region, SA

Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate cyanotis, from base of C. York Pen. S through Qld E of Thomson–Barcoo Drainage Basin to ne. coast of NSW, SW through Murray–Darling Basin to n.-central w. Vic. and se. SA;
- griseigularis van Oort, 1909, Fly–Digoel region, s. New Guinea, and C. York Pen.
- albipennis Gould, 1841, coastal and subcoastal nw. Aust., from Kimberley Div., WA, to s. Gulf of Carpentaria (Nicholson-Leichhardt Rs)

White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate albogularis, coastal and subcoastal n. Aust. (Kimberley Div., Arnhem Land, and C. York Pen.) and offshore islands, savanna woodlands of s. and se. New Guinea;
- inopinatus, Schodde, 1989, coastal and subcoastal central-e. Aust., from Cairns–Cooktown area, Qld, S to ne. NSW, and inland to summit ridges of Great Divide.

Gilbert’s Honeyeater Melithreptus chloropsis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Black-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus affinis

Monotypic.

Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris

Polytypic
- Nominate brevirostris, coastal se. Aust. and Great Divide, from NSW–Qld border region, SW to w. Bassian Plains of Vic. and se. SA, and W to e. fringes of Murray–Darling Basin
- pallidiceps, Mathews, 1912, central and e. Murray–Darling Basin from head of Dawson R. Drainage, Qld, to The Coorong, SA, and gulfs of e. SA
- wombeyi, Schodde & Mason, 1999, Otway Pen. and Strzelecki Ra. to Wilsons Prom., s. Vic.
- magnirostris, North, 1905, Kangaroo I., SA
- leucogenys, Milligan, 1903, Eyre Pen., SA, and sw. WA.

Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate gularis, from coastal central Qld through e. Murray-Darling Basin SW to central-w. Vic., se. SA and Mt Lofty-s. Flinders Ras;
- laetior, Gould, 1875, subcoastal and inland nw. Aust., from Pilbara and Kimberley Div., WA, to central and s. NT (Centralian Ranges) and s. Gulf of Carpentaria, intergrading with gularis through drainage of e. Gulf of Carpentaria to Bulloo R., Qld (Ford 1986; DAB).

Strong-billed Honeyeater Melithreptus validirostris

Monotypic.

White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Yellow Honeyeater Stomiopera flava Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate flava, C. York Pen. and coastal and subcoastal ne. Qld S to Burdekin R. Drainage;
- addenda (Mathews, 1912), coastal and subcoastal central e. Qld from Burdekin R. Drainage S to Broad Sound (see Geographical Variation).

Yellow-spotted Honeyeater Meliphaga notata

Polytypic
- Nominate notata, s. and central Torres Str. islands, and coastal and subcoastal C. York Pen., S to Archer–Mitchell Rs on w. coast and Princess Charlotte Bay on e. coast, with outliers S to around Cooktown;
- mixta (Mathews, 1912), coastal ne. Qld, from Cooktown S to Halifax Bay and Mt Elliot (Rand 1936; DAB).

Lewin’s Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii

Polytypic
- Nominate lewinii, coastal se. Aust., from w. Gippsland and Dandenong Ra., Vic., N to Dawson–MacKenzie Basin (Dawes Ra.), Qld, and inland to summit ridges of Great Divide, including Liverpool and Nandewar Ras;
- mab (Mathews, 1912), coastal central-e. and ne. Qld, from Dawson–Mackenzie Basin N to Cooktown (uplands), and inland to summit ridges of Great Divide;
- amphochlora, Schodde, 1989, McIlwraith Ra., e. C. York Pen., with outliers S to Cooktown.

Kimberley Honeyeater Meliphaga fordiana Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

White-lined Honeyeater Meliphaga albilineata Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Graceful Honeyeater Meliphaga gracilis Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Cryptic Honeyeater Meliphaga imitatrix Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

White-fronted Honeyeater Purnella albifrons Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Purple-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus cratitius

Polytypic
- Nominate cratitius, Kangaroo I., SA;
- subspecies occidentalis, Cabanis, 1851, wet mallee of s. mainland Aust., from WA Wheatbelt to Kalgoorlie and Esperance, thence s. and central Eyre Pen., Yorke Pen., sw. Murray–Mallee E to Ouyen–Robinvale and n. Bendigo, and extreme sw. NSW.

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate melanops, coastal NSW E of Great Divide from Qld border region, S to Vic. border region;
- meltoni (Mathews, 1912), w. watershed of Great Divide and w. Vic. from se. Qld, reaching Carnarvon and Dawes Ras–Blackdown Tableland, to central and n. Vic.;
- cassidix (Gould, 1867), Yellingbo, w. Gippsland, Vic.; intergrades with nominate melanops E to NSW border region
- gippslandicus Wakefield, 1958, Gippsland, Vic.

Varied Honeyeater Gavicalis versicolor Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate versicolor, coastal ne. Qld from C. York Pen. to Townsville, all Torres Str., and throughout coastal s. New Guinea.
- Extralimitally, one more subspecies, sonoroides (G.R. Gray, 1861), which resembles Singing Honeyeater and occurs throughout coastal n. New Guinea and its offshore islands; other subspecies separated there by Peters appear to be of intergrading populations.

Mangrove Honeyeater Gavicalis fasciogularis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate virescens, coastal and subcoastal sw. WA (inland to Wheatbelt), from Shark Bay–Carnarvon on w. coast and extending E along s. coast to w. Eyre Pen., SA;
- sonorus (Gould, 1841), centred on Murray–Darling Basin, extending SW to coastal w. Vic., se. SA as far W as e. Eyre Pen.; W to Grey and Central Flinders Ras and se. drainage of Gulf of Carpentaria; N to subcoastal central Qld, locally N from Dawson–Mackenzie Basin to drainages of Burdekin–Flinders Rs; and E to far w. outliers of Great Divide;
- cooperi (Mathews, 1912), Arnhem Land to sw. drainage of Gulf of Carpentaria in NT, and on Tiwi Is;
- forresti (Ingram, 1906), central arid zone: W to Kimberley Div., Pilbara and Wheatbelt of WA; S to Nullarbor Plain of WA and SA, and n. Eyre Pen. and n. Flinders Ras, SA; E to Grey Ra. and s.-central drainage of Gulf of Carpentaria, Qld; and N to Barkly Tableland and Upper Victoria R. in NT (Mees 1961; DAB).
Subspecies intergrade where they abut.

Yellow-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula ornata Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate penicillata, Greater Murray–Darling Basin, W to gulfs of SA and E locally to coastal s. and se. Aust.;
- leilavalensis (North, 1899), Greater L. Eyre (Eromanga) Basin, S to n. Flinders Ras in SA, E to Barrier–Grey Ras in NSW–Qld, N to c. 20°S, and W to e. fringes of W. Deserts (Gibson, Great Sandy);
- carteri (A.J. Campbell, 1899), Pilbara Div., WA, from Geraldton N to Fortescue R., and E to W. Deserts (Gibson, Great Sandy);
- calconi (Mathews, 1912), extreme s. Kimberley Div., WA (s. Fitzroy R. Drainage Basin).

Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Ptilotula flavescens Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate flavescens, coastal and subcoastal n. Aust. from Kimberley Div., WA, to w. and s.-central C. York Pen., Qld (Great Divide E of Laura) but excluding coastal Arnhem Land; also extralimitally in se. New Guinea;
- melvillensis (Mathews, 1912), Tiwi Is.

Fuscous Honeyeater Ptilotula fusca Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate fusca, coastal se. Aust. and Great Divide from se. SA N to Dawson–Mackenzie Basin, Qld;
- subgermana (Mathews, 1912), coastal ne. Aust. and Great Divide from region of Big and Windsor Tablelands SE of Cooktown, Qld, S to Dawson–Mackenzie Basin.

Grey-headed Honeyeater Ptilotula keartlandi Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Grey-fronted Honeyeater Ptilotula plumula Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate plumula, inland sw. and central Aust., from near WA coast between Geraldton and Pilbara, S to Nullarbor Plain, E to Gawler Ras and w. rim of L. Eyre Basin, SA, and N to centralian ranges, NT;
- graingeri (Mathews, 1912), inland e. Aust., from Flinders Ras, SA, through Murray–Darling Basin and along outer w. fringes of Great Divide N to Suttor–Barcoo Rs Divide, Qld (c. 20–21°S);
- planasi (Campbell, 1910), inland n. Aust., from s. and e. Kimberley Div., WA, E to Selwyn Ra. and inland ne. Qld.

Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate chrysops, e. and se. Aust., from Dawson–Mackenzie Basin, Qld, S to w. Vic. and se. of SA, inland to w. slopes of Great Divide; vagrant to Tas. and, possibly, NZ;
- barroni (Mathews, 1912), mountains of ne. Qld from near Cooktown (Shiptons Flat, Mt Finnigan) S to Clarke–Connors Ras;
- samueli (Mathews, 1912), Mt Lofty to s. Flinders Ras, SA.

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis

Monotypic.

Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera

Polytypic
- Nominate chrysoptera, coastal se. Aust., from Dawes Ra., se. Qld in N, S and SW to Adelaide, SA;
- tasmanica (Mathews, 1912), n. and e. Tas.;
- halmaturina (Mathews, 1912), Kangaroo I., SA.

Western Wattlebird Anthochaera lunulata

Monotypic.

Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata

Polytypic
- Nominate carunculata, coastal and subcoastal e. mainland Aust., from far se. Qld, on w. Great Divide, W to central Vic.; vagrant to NZ;
- woodwardi Mathews, 1912, s. and sw. Aust., E to Mt Lofty Ras, SA;
- clelandi (Mathews, 1923), Kangaroo I., SA.
Ranges of nominate and woodwardi linked by broad zone of intergradation across w. Vic. and se. SA.

Yellow Wattlebird Anthochaera paradoxa

Polytypic
- Nominate paradoxa, central and e. Tas.;
- subspecies kingi (Mathews, 1925), King I.

Bridled Honeyeater Bolemoreus frenatus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Eungella Honeyeater Bolemoreus hindwoodi Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys

Monotypic.

Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate melanocephala, mainland e. Aust., from e. foot of C. York Pen. S and SW through e. and se. Aust. to Mt Lofty Ra.–Adelaide Plains and inland to Murray–Darling Basin as far as Darling–Warrego Rs (range se Australia in AviList)
- leachi (Mathews, 1912), e. Tas
- titaniota Schodde and Mason, 1999, ne Australia (AviList 2025).

Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula

Polytypic
- Nominate flavigula, from Gulf of Carpentaria, foot of C. York Pen. and central coastal Qld, SW through Murray–Darling Basin to Flinders Ra. and Adelaide Plains, and Grey Ra. System, bordering L. Eyre Basin;
- lutea (Gould, 1840), Kimberley Div., WA to w. Arnhem Land, NT, S to eucalypt–acacia transition zone;
- obscura (Gould, 1841), sw. WA, from n. Swan Coastal Plain, SE to Esperance area, through inner Wheatbelt, but mainly absent from wet sw. corner W and S of Lancelin–Stirling Ra.;
- wayensis (Mathews, 1912), inland Aust. N and W of Flinders–Grey Ras and e. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage, S of Arnhem Land and Kimberley Div., and NW of inner sw. WA Wheatbelt;
- melvillensis (Mathews, 1912), Tiwi Is.
Subspecies intergrade where they abut.

Black-eared Miner Manorina melanotis

Monotypic.

Logrunner and Chowchilla (Orthonychidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Australian Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Chowchilla Orthonyx spaldingii

Polytypic
- Nominate spaldingii, coastal ne. Qld, from Atherton Tableland and Black Mt Ra., S to Paluma Ra.;
- melasmenus Schodde & Mason, 1999, ne. Qld, from Big Tableland (Mt Amos), S to Thornton Peak.

Australasian Babblers (Pomatostomidae)

Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis

Polytypic
- Nominate temporalis, e. Aust., from C. York Pen. to ne. NSW, then S and W through central-e. NSW, central and w. Vic. to se. SA, from inland slopes of Great Divide W to drainages of central Murray–Darling, Bulloo and Upper Thomson–Barcoo Rs; also occurs Trans-Fly Region of s.-central New Guinea;
- rubeculus (Gould, 1840), central-w., nw. and n. Aust., from round L. Way, through Pilbara and Kimberley Div. in WA, to Arnhem Land and s. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage in NT, to Selwyn Ra., Qld, extending S to c. 23°S, though extending farther S through centralian ranges to nw. SA.

White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus

Polytypic
- Nominate superciliosus, s.-central to central-w. Aust., from w. Murray–Darling Basin, NSW, S to w. Vic., W through Flinders Ras and Olary Spur, SA, Great Victoria Desert, and entire s. coast to Hopetoun–Ravensthorpe, s. WA, and Shark Bay–Geraldton–Pilbara in central-w. WA;
- ashbyi Mathews, 1911, sw. WA, from Albany–Bremer Bay W and N to Darling Ra. and Northam;
- gilgandra (Mathews, 1912), inland se. Aust., from se. Qld and central and e. Murray–Darling Basin, S to central Vic., and W to central Murray–Darling Basin and E to slopes of Great Divide;
- centralis Schodde & Mason, 1999, centralian ranges, NT, E to Simpson Desert, NT–SA, S to Great Victoria Desert, SA–WA, and W to Gibson Desert, WA.

Hall’s Babbler Pomatostomus halli

Monotypic.

Chestnut-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus ruficeps

Monotypic.

Jewel-babblers and Quail-thrushes (Cinclosomatidae) Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Spotted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma punctatum

Polytypic
- Nominate punctatum, coastal se. Aust., N along Great Divide to Expedition and Chesterton Ras, central-e. Qld, W to inner w. watershed of Great Divide, S and SW to s. Vic., The Grampians, and extreme South-East of SA;
- dovei Mathews, 1912, e. Tas.;
- anachoreta Schodde & Mason, 1999, Mt Lofty Ras, SA (DAB 1999).
Subspecific differentiation unsettled, the faintly russet-backed and more richly cinnamon-rufous-flanked populations N of Hunter R. of uncertain status.

Chestnut Quail-thrush Cinclosoma castanotum Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Copperback Quail-thrush Cinclosoma clarum Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- clarum Morgan, 1926, central and central-w. Aust., in area bounded by Shark Bay, N to central WA and s. Gibson Desert, and centralian ranges, NT, E to w. fringes of Simpson Desert and L. Eyre Basin, SA, and S to n. Eyre Pen. (n. Gawler Ras), n. fringes of Nullarbor Plain and n. Goldfields region, WA;
- fordianum Schodde & Mason, 1999, s. edge of Nullarbor Plain to far sw. of SA, W to s. Wheatbelt of sw. WA, W to about L. Moore–Broome Hill, E to Esperance–Southern Cross
- morgani Condon, HT, 1951, Eyre Peninsula and Gawler Ranges, intergrading to the west

Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma castaneothorax Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Western Quail-thrush Cinclosoma marginatum Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Cinnamon Quail-thrush Cinclosoma cinnamomeum Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate cinnamomeum, L. Eyre Basin, N to upper Finke R. Drainage, Simpson–Strzelecki Deserts and Birdsville–Bedourie, NT, SW to n. Gawler Ras and nw. Eyre Pen. (Tarcoola), SA, E to w. and e. fringes of central and n. Flinders Ras, and L. Frome Basin, SA, and NE through nw. NSW (Barrier–Grey Ras) to far sw. Qld (Naryilco);
- tirariense; see Geographical Variation for details.

Nullarbor Quail-thrush Cinclosoma alisteri Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Cuckooshrikes (Campephagidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Ground Cuckoo-shrike Coracina maxima
Ground Cuckooshrike (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Barred Cuckoo-shrike Coracina lineata
Barred Cuckooshrike (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate lineata, coastal ne. Aust., from e. C. York Pen. (and erratically on islands of Torres Str.), S to Wollomba R., ne. NSW, and inland to coastal watershed of Great Divide.
- Extralimitally, up to nine or more subspecies in New Guinea, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is (Mayr 1955; Keast 1958; Peters).

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
Black-faced Cuckooshrike (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate novaehollandiae, Tas. and islands of Bass Str. (King I., Furneaux Grp), migrating after breeding at least to se. mainland Aust., and possibly farther N, in autumn–winter;
- melanops (Latham, 1802 [1801]), all mainland Aust. and main offshore islands, except treeless deserts, n. C. York Pen., Qld, and Pilbara, WA; disperse N after breeding to Lesser Sundas, Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Arch. and w. Solomons in autumn–winter;
- subpallida Mathews, 1912, Pilbara Region, central-w. WA. Species limits contentious and here circumscribed to Aust. breeding populations and excluding related extralimital forms (see Geographical Variation).

White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis
White-bellied Cuckooshrike (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- hypoleuca (Gould, 1848), coastal central-n. Aust., from w. Kimberley Div., WA, E to se. head of Gulf of Carpentaria, nw. Qld, and inland to Fitzroy R. Drainage, s. Kimberley Div., WA, Victoria R. and Gulf of Carpentaria Drainages, NT, and Selwyn Ra., nw. Qld;
- apsleyi Mathews, 1912, Tiwi Is and shores of Van Diemen Gulf and Cobourg Pen., NT;
- oriomo Mayr & Rand, 1936, C. York Pen. and islands of Torres Str., n. Qld, S to se. head of Gulf of Carpentaria in W and Endeavour–Annan Rs in E; extralimitally, in Trans-Fly region of s.-central New Guinea;
- artamoides Schodde & Mason, 1999, central-e. Aust., from Burdekin and Upper Flinders R. Drainages, central-e. Qld, W to head of Diamantina, Thomson, Barcoo, Bulloo and Warrego R. Drainages, central and central-s. Qld, and S to upper Darling–Barwon Rs and Richmond–n. Clarence R. Drainages, n. NSW;
- robusta (Latham, 1802 [1801]), se. Aust., in region from Hunter R. and central Darling R., NSW, S and W to Hay Plains of w. NSW, Vic. and se. SA; in non-breeding season, recorded N to n. NSW and s. Qld (DAB; cf. Keast 1958; Peters et al. 1960; Galbraith 1969).
- Extralimitally, up to nine further subspecies from Moluccas, Tanimbar Is, New Guinea and its satellite islands, to Bismarck and Louisiade Archs and Solomon Is (if C. ingens of Admiralty Is excluded; see Geographical Variation).
Within Aust., subspecies intergrade where they abut.

Long-tailed Triller Lalage leucopyga

Polytypic
- Nominate leucopyga, Norfolk I., now extinct.
- Extralimitally, another five subspecies on islands of sw. Pacific ocean:
  - montrosieri Verreaux & des Murs, 1860, New Caledonia;
  - simillima (F. Sarasin, 1913), Loyalty Is, s. Vanuatu;
  - albiloris Mayr & Ripley, 1941, central and n. Vanuatu;
  - deficiens Mayr & Ripley, 1941, Banks and Santa Cruz Is;
  - affinis (Tristram, 1879), se. Solomon Is.

White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Varied Triller Lalage leucomela

Polytypic
- macrura Schodde, 1989, coastal nw. Kimberley Div., WA, from Collier Bay NE to Admiralty Gulf;
- rufiventris (G.R. Gray, 1846), coastal n. Arnhem Land (including Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt), NT, from Port Keats, E to Blue Mud Bay, and S inland to Katherine and Upper South and East Alligator R. Drainages;
- yorki Mathews, 1912, coastal C. York Pen. and Torres Str. islands, ne. Qld, to Lower Mitchell R. in W and Endeavor R. in E; also coastal Trans-Fly region of s.-central New Guinea;
- nominate leucomela, coastal central-e. Aust., from Repulse Bay and Clarke Ra., central-e. Qld, S to near Port Stephens, central-e. NSW, extending inland to e. footslopes of Great Divide.
- Extralimitally, another 12 subspecies (10 in AviList 2025) from Kai Is and s. and e. New Guinea to Bismarck Arch. (see Geographical Variation).

Common Cicadabird Edolisoma tenuirostre Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Sahul Cicadabird (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate tenuirostre, e. Aust., from ne. Qld (Upper Mitchell R.–Atherton Tableland), S to Gippsland, e. Vic., inland to Great Divide; migrate N in winter to New Guinea region;
- melvillense Mathews, 1912, coastal n. Aust., in nw. Kimberley Div. (Collier Bay to Napier Broome Bay), WA, n. Arnhem Land (Lower Daly R. to Lower McArthur R., including Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt), and n. C. York Pen., n. Qld, S to Lower Mitchell R. in W and to Endeavour–Proserpine in E.
- Extralimitally, a further 9 subspecies (four in AviList 2025, all from New Guinea because of the split – see Taxonomic Changes) from Sulawesi and islands in Flores Sea to Timor, Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Arch., Caroline I. and Solomon Is, but species limits in flux, and some groups of subspecies separated allospecifically (see Geographical Variation).

Whiteheads (Mohouidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Whiteheads (AviList 2025)

Whitehead Mohoua albicilla Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Yellowhead Mohoua ochrocephala Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Brown Creeper (NZCL 2024)

Monotypic.

Boatbills (Machaerirhynchidae) Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Yellow-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus flaviventer Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate flaviventer, n. C. York Pen., n. Qld, S to Albatross Bay in W, and McIlwraith Ra.–Stewart R. in E;
- secundus Mathews, 1912, ne. Qld, from Big Tableland–Annan R., S to Paluma Ra., inland to Herbert R. uplands and Atherton Tableland.
- Extralimitally, at least four other subspecies in lowland New Guinea and associated islands.

Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies (Artamidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus

Polytypic
- leucopygialis Gould, 1842, n. and e. mainland Aust., including Tiwi Is, Groote Eylandt and islands of Torres Str., from coastal and subcoastal Gascoyne and Pilbara Regions and throughout Kimberley Div. of WA, through n. NT and Gulf of Carpentaria drainage, then throughout much of e. half of Aust., extending W to L. Eyre and Murray–Darling Drainage, but largely avoiding se. and s. coasts and Great Divide S of about Hunter R. in NSW; also occur New Guinea and its satellite islands, Kai Is and Moluccas.
- Extralimitally, species and subspecies limits unsettled; 8–10 further subspecies (eight in AviList 2025) range from Andaman Is to Palau, Philippines, Greater Sundas, Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi, Vanuatu and Banks Is, New Caledonia and Fiji (see Geographical Variation).

Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus

Monotypic.

White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus

Monotypic.

Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- melanops Gould, 1865, nw., n., central and inland e. Aust., E to se. head of Gulf of Carpentaria and outer w. slopes of Great Divide of Qld–NSW, and S to central Murray R. Drainage Basin, Murray–Mallee, Flinders Ras and upper Eyre Pen. of Vic.–SA and mulga–eucalypt line of s. WA;
- normani (Mathews, 1923), s. C. York Pen., mostly W of Great Divide to w. coast between Albatross Bay and se. head of Gulf of Carpentaria, ne. Qld; also Trans-Fly region of central-s. New Guinea;
- inkermani Keast, 1958, coastal and subcoastal central-e. Qld, from Halifax Bay S to Keppel Bay–Dawson R. Drainage and inland to Great Divide;
- nominate cinereus, sw. Aust. from Geographe Bay and Albany (but excluding far SW), N and NE to mulga–eucalypt line.
- Extralimitally, perspicillatus Bonaparte, 1850, on Timor, Leti and Sermata, Lesser Sundas.
In Aust., subspecies intergrade where they abut (see Geographical Variation).

Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus

Polytypic
- Nominate cyanopterus, e. and se. Aust., from Atherton Tablelands S to se. Qld, thence S to e. Vic., Tas. and islands of Bass Str. and W and SW to Murray–Darling Drainage and gulfs of SA (intergrading with ensuing subspecies through broad zone SA gulfs and Flinders Ras region to e. Eyre Pen.); cyanopterus partly migratory in SE, moving N in autumn, but wintering range poorly known (see Movements);
- perthi (Mathews, 1915), s.-central and sw. Aust., W from w. Eyre Pen., SA, and N to mulga–eucalypt boundary.

Little Woodswallow Artamus minor

Polytypic
- Subspecies derbyi Mathews, 1912, localized throughout n. and ne. mainland Aust., S to s. fringes of Kimberley Div., WA, Arnhem Land, NT, and Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage, nw. Qld, at mulga–eucalypt boundary, thence S to Upper L. Eyre and mid-Murray–Darling R. drainages (to c. 31°S), in central-e. Aust.;
- nominate minor, localized in central-w. and central Aust.: in Pilbara Region (between Eighty Mile Beach and Murchison R. SE to mulga–eucalypt boundary), E to central Aust. ranges, extending to Davenport Ra., NT, in N, Jervois Ra., NT, in E and Musgrave–Everard Ras, SA, in S; with outliers (possibly separate subspecies) in Gawler and n. Flinders Ras, SA.
Separation of subspecies contentious (see Geographical Variation).

Pied Currawong Strepera graculina Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
Subspecies:
- magnirostris H.L. White, 1923, coastal and subcoastal e. C. York Pen., between C. York and mid-Normanby R. Drainage Basin;
- robinsoni Mathews, 1912, Einasleigh–Mareeba Uplands, ne. Qld, from round Mt Carbine S to round Lynd R., wandering to se. Gulf of Carpentaria in winter;
- nominate graculina, coastal and subcoastal central-e. Aust., from Burdekin R. Drainage Basin S to round Sydney, and inland to inner w. slopes of Great Divide, wintering N to base of C. York Pen.;
- riordani Otway Ranges;
- ashbyi Mathews, 1913, sw. Vic., including The Grampians and adjacent spurs of Great Divide, vagrant to se. SA, coastal se. mainland Aust. and adjacent Great Divide from Illawarra and Central Tablelands Regions of NSW, SW to central reaches of Murray R., Ballarat and e. Otway Ra., Vic., wintering to Riverina, NSW;
- crissalis Sharpe, 1877, Lord Howe I.

Black Currawong Strepera fuliginosa

Polytypic
- Nominate fuliginosa, mainland Tas.;
- colei Mathews, 1916, King I., Bass Str.;
- parvior Schodde & Mason, 1999, Flinders I., Bass Str.

Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor

Polytypic
- Nominate versicolor, mainland se. Aust., from near Hunter R., NSW, SW to Port Phillip Bay and The Grampians, Vic., and inland to w. slopes of Great Divide;
- arguta Gould, 1846, e. Tas.;
- melanoptera Gould, 1846, lower Murray–Mallee of NSW, Vic. and SA, and se. SA to Mt Lofty Ras and s. Flinders Ras, SA;
- halmaturina Mathews, 1912, Kangaroo I., SA;
- intermedia Sharpe, 1877, Yorke and Eyre Pens N and NW to Gawler Ras, Barton Sandhills and e. Great Aust. Bight;
- plumbea Gould, 1846, sw. and w.-central Aust, S of c. 25°S and W of w. centralian ranges and head of Great Aust. Bight, but absent from Nullarbor Plain.

Black Butcherbird Melloria quoyi Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Subspecies spaldingi E.P. Ramsay, 1878, coastal n. Aust. from Cambridge Gulf, ne. WA, E through Arnhem Land and Tiwi Is to Blue Mud Bay, NT;
- jardini Mathews, 1912, coastal C. York Pen. S to lower Mitchell R. in W and round Cooktown in E;
- rufescens De Vis, 1883, coastal ne. Qld between n. Broad Sound and Mossman–Daintree, disjunct round mouth of Burdekin R.;
- alecto Schodde & Mason, 1999, n. Torres Str. (Boigu, Saibai Is), central-s. New Guinea (Trans-Fly Region), and Aru Is.
- Extralimitally, nominate quoyi, throughout New Guinea, W. Papuan Is and Japen I. (Geelvink Bay).

Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
Subspeciation complex, with broad but poorly understood zones of intergradation between most forms on mainland Aust.(see Geographical Variation). Subspecies:
- Nominate tibicen, coastal and subcoastal se. Aust., from Moreton Bay, se. Qld, to Batemans Bay–Moruya, se. NSW, extending inland to Great Divide; introduced to NI, NZ where localized and abundant in Hawkes Bay, Central Plateau and parts of Taranaki (Morgan et al 2020) and SI, NZ between Ashley and Conway Rivers on the east coast (Morgan et al 2020);
- terraereginae (Mathews, 1912), ne. and central-e. Aust., S from central C. York. Pen. and se. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage Basin E of Norman R. to coastal Qld between Mary R. and Halifax Bay, thence throughout Murray–Darling and e. L. Eyre Drainage Basins (not included in AviList 2025)
- tyrannica Schodde & Mason, 1999, from Twofold Bay, se. NSW, W through s. Vic., from s. slopes of Great Divide, through se. SA to Ninety-Mile Desert and The Coorong, SA; introduced on King I., Bass Str., and to NI and SI of NZ; possibly this subspecies introduced to Fiji;
- hypoleuca (Gould, 1837), Furneaux Grp in Bass Str., and e. Tas., also thought to be introduced to NI and SI NZ (Morgan 2020);
- telonocua Schodde & Mason, 1999, Yorke and Eyre Pens, SA, N to Cowell, sw. Gawler Ras, and W to head of Great Aust. Bight;
- dorsalis A.J. Campbell, 1895, sw. Aust., W from mid-Great Aust. Bight, and N to Gantheaume Bay and mulga–eucalypt line;
- longirostris Milligan, 1903, Pilbara Region, WA, from Shark Bay, N along coast to Dampier Land, and inland to Gregory, Robertson and Carnarvon Ras and L. Carnegie;
- eylandtensis H.L. White, 1922, s. and central Kimberley Div., n. WA, E to s. Arnhem Land, Groote Eylandt and s. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage Basin in ne. NT and nw. Qld, and S to upper reaches of Victoria R. and n. Barkly Tableland.
- Extralimitally, subspecies papuana Bangs & Peters, 1926, Trans-Fly Region of s. New Guinea. In Aust., subspecies intergrade broadly where they abut (see Geographical Variation).

Black-backed Butcherbird Cracticus mentalis

Polytypic
- Subspecies kempi Mathews, 1912, C. York Pen., S to near Cooktown and middle and lower Mitchell R., ne. Qld.
- Extralimitally, nominate mentalis in se. New Guinea.

Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate torquatus, coastal mainland se. Aust. inland to Great Divide, from round Clarence–Richmond Rs, n. NSW, SW to Otway Pen., Vic.;
- cinereus (Gould, 1837), n. and e. Tas.;
- leucopterus Gould, 1848, most of e., s. and inland Aust., in Lynd–Einasleigh Uplands of ne. Qld and W from Qld coast between lower Burdekin Drainage Basin and Fraser I. and inland slopes of Great Divide S of there, to WA coast, including Centralian Ranges of s. NT, and Pilbara Region, WA, but absent from mid- and lower L. Eyre Drainage Basin, Mt Lofty Ras and Kangaroo I.

Silver-backed Butcherbird Cracticus argenteus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- argenteus Gould, 1841, coastal and subcoastal Kimberley Div. and far-sw. Top End, from lower reaches of Fitzroy R., WA, E to lower reaches of Victoria R., NT
- colletti Mathews, 1912, n. NT, from Port Keats E to C. Arnhem

Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis

Polytypic
- Nominate nigrogularis, coastal to inland e. Aust., from mid-C. York Pen. S to Hunter R., NSW, and inland to s. Murray–Darling Drainage Basin (downstream along Murray R. to Morgan, SA), and also w. parts of Murray–Darling Drainage Basin and ne. L. Eyre Drainage Basin;
- picatus Gould, 1848, w., nw. and n. Aust. (including Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt), from w. coast E to w. fringes of Nullarbor Plain and Great Victoria Desert, all centralian ranges, and Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage Basin (E to sw. C. York Pen.), but absent from much of Great Sandy and Tanami Deserts.

Sittellas (Neosittidae)

Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate chrysoptera, se. Aust., from ne. NSW inland to upper Warrego R. Drainage of s.-central Qld, S and SW to e. and central Vic., Riverina of NSW, and middle Darling R. Drainage of NSW–Qld
- pileata (Gould, 1838), central and w. Aust., from w. and s. rims of Simpson–Strzelecki Deserts, SA–NT, Lower Grey Ra., Qld–NSW, e. Murray–Mallee, NSW–Vic., and w. Vic., W through s. centralian ranges, NT, and s. rim of Great Sandy and Gibson Deserts of WA, to all wooded habitats of SA and s. half of WA
- leucoptera (Gould, 1840), central-n. Aust., from Kimberley Div., WA, E to se. head of Gulf of Carpentaria, Qld, extending S to n. edge of Great Sandy Desert, WA, s. Victoria R. Drainage, n. Sandover Desert and s. Barkly Tableland, NT, and central drainage of Gulf of Carpentaria and Selwyn Ra., Qld
- striata (Gould, 1869), C. York Pen., Qld, S to se. Gulf of Carpentaria in W and n. Burdekin R. Drainage in E
- leucocephala (Gould, 1838), central-e. Aust., from s. Burdekin R. Drainage, Qld, S to NSW–Qld border, and inland to Great Divide.
In Aust., subspecies intergrade broadly wherever they abut (see Geographical Variation).

Whipbirds and Wedgebills (Psophodidae) Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate olivaceus, coastal central-e. to se. Aust., from Clarke Ra., central-e. Qld, S to Dandenong and Strzelecki Ras, Vic. and inland to Great Divide;
- lateralis North, 1897, humid ne. Qld, from Big Tableland (Mt Amos), S to Paluma Ra., and inland to Atherton Tableland—Cardwell Ra. (Keast 1958; DAB).

Western Whipbird Psophodes nigrogularis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate nigrogularis, region of Two Peoples Bay, sw. WA, formerly sw. WA coast between Perth and Albany;
- leucogaster Howe & Ross, 1933, mallee heaths of s. Eyre and Yorke Pens, SA, Ninety-Mile Desert, se. SA, and Big Desert, w. Vic.;
- lashmari Schodde & Mason, 1991, Kangaroo I., SA;
- oberon Schodde & Mason, 1991, mallee heaths in se. of sw. WA, between L. Grace–Pingrup–Stirling Ra. and Hopetoun, formerly NW to Wongan Hills (Schodde & Mason 1991; DAB).
Identity of Eyre Pen. population is presumed in absence of adult specimens. The subspecies leucogaster Howe & Ross, lashmari Schodde & Mason and oberon Schodde & Mason were separated specifically under P. leucogaster by DAB; the issue, which centres on interaction between oberon and nigrogularis, remains unresolved.

Chiming Wedgebill Psophodes occidentalis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Chirruping Wedgebill Psophodes cristatus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Australasian Bellbirds (Oreoicidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate gutturalis, s. WA, s. SA, nw. and central Vic., inland areas of NSW and s.-central Qld;
- pallescens Mathews, 1912, mid- and n. WA, inland NT, n. SA and w. Qld.

Shrike-tits (Falcunculidae) Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Shriketits (AviList 2025)

Eastern Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Eastern Shriketit (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Western Shrike-tit Falcunculus leucogaster Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Western Shriketit (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Northern Shrike-tit Falcunculus whitei Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Old World Orioles (Oriolidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

North Island Piopio Turnagra tanagra Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

South Island Piopio Turnagra capensis Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate capensis, SI NZ;
- minor Fleming, 1915, Stephens I., NZ

Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Subspecies ashbyi Mathews, 1912, disjunct in coastal and subcoastal n. Aust., from King Sound to Napier Broome Bay in nw Kimberley Div., WA, and from Port Keats to Blue Mud Bay in Arnhem Land, NT, including Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt;
- flaviventris Gould, 1850, C. York Pen., S to se. head of Gulf of Carpentaria in W and to Rockingham Bay–Upper Burdekin R. in E;
- vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827, coastal and near coastal central-e. Aust. E of Great Divide, from Bowen–Clarke Ras, n. Qld, S to Illawarra, NSW, intergrading with flaviventris N to region of Rockingham Bay.
- Extralimitally:
  - cucullatus (Rosenberg, 1867), Kai Is (doubtfully distinct from ashbyi Mathews, and senior);
  - salvadorii Sharpe, 1877, se. New Guinea.
Species limits within complex unsettled (see Geographical Variation).

Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus

Polytypic
- Subspecies affinis Gould, 1848, coastal and subcoastal Aust., from sw. Kimberley Div., n. WA, E to se. head of Gulf of Carpentaria, nw. Qld, and inland to upper drainages of Fitzroy, Victoria and Roper Rs and s. Gulf of Carpentaria, and Selwyn Ra., nw. Qld; also outlier on Luang I., e. Lesser Sundas;
- grisescens Schodde & Mason, 1999, C. York Pen. and s. Torres Str. islands, ne. Qld, S to se. head of Gulf of Carpentaria in W and Endeavour R. in E;
- nominate sagittatus, e. Aust., from se. Gulf of Carpentaria and base of C. York Pen., ne. Qld, S to Vic. and se. SA, and inland to upper drainages of L. Eyre and Murray–Darling Basins of central Qld–central NSW, and with erratic outlier in Mt Lofty Ras, SA.
- Extralimitally, magnirostris van Oort, 1910, in Trans-Fly Region, s.-central New Guinea.

Green Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate flavocinctus, coastal nw. Aust. from King Sound, w. Kimberley Div., n. WA, E through Arnhem Land to Blue Mud Bay and w. Gulf of Carpentaria, including Groote Eylandt;
- tiwi Schodde & Mason, 1999, Tiwi Is, NT;
- flavotinctus Schodde & Mason, 1999, coastal and subcoastal C. York Pen. and islands of Torres Str., ne. Qld, S to se. head of Gulf of Carpentaria in W and Endeavour R. in E;
- kingi Mathews, 1912, coastal ne. Qld, from Trinity Bay–Mt Carbine, S to Halifax Bay, and inland to upper drainages of Burdekin and Mitchell Rs.
- Extralimitally (in AviList 2025)
  - migrator
  - muelleri
Taxonomic status of extralimital populations uncertain (see Geographical Variation).

Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
Twenty subspecies. Subspecies diffusus was considered most likely by BARC.

Whistlers and Allies (Pachycephalidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Sandstone Shrike-thrush Colluricincla woodwardi
Sandstone Shrikethrush (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Bower’s Shrike-thrush Colluricincla boweri
Bower’s Shrikethrush (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica
Grey Shrikethrush (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate harmonica, e. and se. Aust., from Atherton Tableland and Gregory Ra., Qld, S and SW to coastal Vic. and se. SA (including Kangaroo I.), extending W to Yorke Pen. and Mt Lofty–s. Flinders Ras and lower L. Eyre Basin;
- strigata Swainson, 1837, Tas. and islands of Bass Str.;
- rufiventris Gould, 1841, s. and central Aust., extending from Eyre Pen. and Flinders Ras, SA, W to s. and w. coastal WA, and N to Pilbara region, WA, and Davenport Ra. and w. fringes of Simpson Desert, NT, and lower L. Eyre Basin, SA;
- brunnea Gould, 1841, central-n. Aust., from Kimberley Div., n. WA, E to se. Gulf of Carpentaria (Lower Leichhardt R.), nw. Qld, extending S to n. fringe of Great Sandy Desert, WA, n. Barkly Tableland and Victoria R. Drainage, NT, and Selwyn Ra., Qld;
- superciliosa Masters, 1876, n. C. York Pen., Qld, S to Archer R. in W and w. Princess Charlotte Bay in E; extralimitally, also in lowland e. New Guinea.

Little Shrike-thrush Colluricincla megarhyncha Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Little Shriketrush (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- parvula Gould, 1845, coastal central-n. Aust., from Admiralty Gulf, n. Kimberley Div., WA, E to lower Roper R., e. Arnhem Land, NT, and including Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt;
- aelptes Schodde & Mason, 1976, coastal s. Gulf of Carpentaria, between Roper and Nicholson Rs, NT–Qld (subspecies not in AviList 2025)
- normani (Mathews, 1914), coastal C. York Pen. and s. Torres Str. islands, ne. Qld, S to se. Gulf of Carpentaria in W, and to Endeavour–Annan Rs in E;
- griseata (G.R. Gray, 1858), coastal ne. Qld, from Annan R., S to n. Halifax Bay, and inland to Atherton and Herbert R. Tablelands;
- synaptica Schodde & Mason, 1999, coastal central-e. Qld, from s. Halifax Bay S to n. Connors Ra. and Sarina (subspecies not in AviList 2025)
- gouldii (G.R. Gray, 1858), coastal central-e. Qld, from s. Connors Ra. and n. Broad Sound, S to Bustard Bay–Bundaberg (subspecies not in AviLIst 2025)
- rufogaster Gould, 1845, central-e. Aust., from Gympie–Hervey Bay, se. Qld, S to Bellinger–Macleay Rs, ne. NSW.
- Extralimitally, up to 23 further subspecies (nine in AviList 2025) in New Guinea and its satellite islands, including nominate megarhyncha, but a number may represent intergradient populations.

Olive Whistler Pachycephala olivacea

Polytypic
- Nominate olivacea, se. NSW and se. and central Vic., on wetter e. and s. slopes of Great Divide from Hunter R., NSW, S and SW to about Daylesford, central Vic., extending inland to Brindabella Ras–Vic. Alps;
- macphersoniana H.L. White, 1920, se. Qld and ne. NSW, along Great Divide, from Border Ras, NSW–Qld, S to Hunter R.;
- bathychroa Schodde & Mason, 1999, Strzelecki and Otway Ras and Wilsons Prom., s. Vic.;
- apatetes Schodde & Mason, 1999, Tas., Furneaux Grp and King I.;
- hesperus Schodde & Mason, 1999, sw. Vic. and se. SA, from Portland Bay, w. Vic., NW to s. Coorong.

Red-lored Whistler Pachycephala rufogularis

Monotypic.

Gilbert’s Whistler Pachycephala inornata

Monotypic.

Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Australian Golden Whistler (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate pectoralis, e. Qld and ne. NSW, N to Big Tableland (Mt Amos), ne. Qld, S to Hunter R. Region, central-e. NSW, and W inland to Great Divide;
- youngi Mathews, 1912, s. NSW and most of Vic., N to Hunter R., NSW, SW to The Grampians, w. Vic., and inland to inner w. slopes of Great Divide;
- glaucura Gould, 1845, Tas. and Flinders I.;
- fuliginosa Vigors & Horsfield, 1827, nw. Vic., s. SA, E to w. Vic. and sw. NSW;
- occidentalis Ramsay, 1878, sw. WA, Shark Bay to Eucla
- xanthoprocta Gould, 1838, Norfolk I.;
- contempta Hartert, 1898, Lord Howe I.

Mangrove Golden Whistler Pachycephala melanura Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate melanura, coastal mangroves of n. WA, SW to North-West Cape, Pilbara Region, and NE to Admiralty Gulf in Kimberley Div.; absent from Eighty Mile Beach;
- robusta Masters, 1876, coastal mangroves of n. Aust., W to e. Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, NT, E to s. Torres Str. islands and e. C. York Pen., n. Qld, with outlier S from Whitsunday coast to Shoalwater Bay, central-e. Qld;
- (violetae Mathews, 1912, northeastern Kimberley region to Gulf of Carpentaria [AviList 2025])
- spinicaudus (Pucheran, 1853), n. Torres Str. islands, n. Qld; also s. New Guinea.
- Extralimitally, dahli and dammeriana.

Grey Whistler Pachycephala simplex Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate simplex, coastal n. NT (n. Arnhem Land, including Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt)
- peninsulae Hartert, 1899, coastal C. York Pen., from W coast on Watson R. to ne. Qld (possibly absent round head of Prince Charlotte Bay) S to Halifax Bay, ne. Qld.
- Extralimitally, up to nine or more other subspecies (five in AviList 2025) in lowland New Guinea and satellite islands, and Kai Is.
Circumscription of species unsettled, centering on whether citrinoid e. Qld and New Guinean populations should be separated as a group (cf. DAB).

Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris

Polytypic
- Nominate rufiventris, woodlands of mainland Australia S of c. 20°S (excluding treeless deserts), N to s. Kimberley Div., WA, central NT, Selwyn Ra., w. Qld, and foot of C. York Pen. N to Atherton Tableland, ne. Qld;
- falcata Gould, 1843, nw. and n.-central Aust, W to Kimberley Div. and Dampier Land, WA, E through Arnhem Land to sw. head of Gulf of Carpentaria, NT, including Groote Eylandt;
- pallida E.P. Ramsay, 1878, C. York Pen., n. Qld, SW to se. head of Gulf of Carpentaria (lower Norman–Flinders Rs) and SE to region of Endeavour R.;
- minor Zeitz, 1914, Tiwi Is, NT
- extralimitally, xanthetraea in New Caledonia.
Nominate rufiventris intergrades on the other two mainland subspecies where it abuts on them, from s. Kimberley Div., n. WA to the foot of C. York Pen., ne. Qld, all three possibly forming a three-way zone of intergradation in s. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage (DAB). Shifts from deeper-toned coastal populations to paler inland populations of nominate rufiventris have been interpreted as ecophenotypic and clinal (see Geographical Variation).

White-breasted Whistler Pachycephala lanioides

Polytypic
- Nominate lanioides, coastal Kimberley Div. from just N of Eighty Mile Beach in the S, N to St George Basin;
- carnarvoni (Mathews, 1913), coastal mid-w. WA from about Carnarvon in the S, N to about Port Hedland;
- fretorum De Vis, 1889, coastal n. WA, NT and nw. Qld, from about Wyndham in W, to about Norman R. in E.

Fantails and Silktails (Rhipiduridae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Northern Fantail Rhipidura isura Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies isura, Gould, 1841, coastal n. Aust., from sw. Kimberley Div., WA, E to ne. Qld, including Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt, and extending S to Fitzroy R., Kimberley Div., Victoria and Roper Rs and s. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainages, NT, Qld;
- gularis S. Müller, 1843, widespread in New Guinea and probable on n. islands of Torres Str. (Boigu).
- Extralimitally, about eight further subspecies (18 in AviList 2025) from Lesser Sundas and Moluccas to New Guinea and Bismarck Arch.

Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate leucophrys, mainland Aust. S of c. 20°S, including Fraser I. off se. Qld and Kangaroo I. off SA;
- picata Gould, 1848, n. Aust. N of c. 20°S, from sw. Kimberley Div, WA, E to C. York Pen., Qld, including Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt;
- melaleuca (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830), n. Torres Str. islands, and Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.

Supertramp Fantail Rhipidura semicollaris Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
Nine subspecies. Subspecies semicollaris a vagrant to Australia.

Arafura Fantail Rhipidura dryas Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies dryas Gould, 1843, coastal n. Aust., from Yampi Pen., n. WA, E to Watson R., w. Cape York Pen.;
- Extralimitally, streptophora, southern New Guinea

Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Australian Rufous Fantail (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies intermedia North, 1902, e. Qld, from Endeavour–Annan Rs S to NSW–Qld border, inland to Great Divide, extending N to e. C. York Pen., Torres Str. islands and Trans-Fly of s.-central New Guinea on winter migration;
- nominate rufifrons, coastal e. Aust., from Clarence R. Drainage, ne. NSW, S and SW to s. and sw. Vic., extending inland to Great Divide; on winter migration extends N to Torres Str. islands and Trans-Fly of s.-central New Guinea.

Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- keasti Ford, 1981, ne. Qld;
- alisteri Mathews, 1911, se. Qld, NSW, Vic. and se. SA;
- albiscapa Gould, 1840, Tas., and Flinders and King Is;
- preissi Cabanis, 1850, sw. WA;
- albicauda North, 1895, central WA, s. NT and nw. SA;
- pelzelni G.R. Gray, 1862, Norfolk I.;
- Extralimitally:
  - bulgeri Layard, 1877, New Caledonia, including Loyalty Is; and
  - brenchleyi Sharpe, 1879, Solomon Is, and Vanuatu, including Banks Is.

Mangrove Fantail Rhipidura phasiana Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Subspecies placabilis Bangs, 1921, NI, NZ and adjacent islands;
- nominate fuliginosa, SI and Stewart I. and adjacent islands, NZ;
- penita Bangs, 1911, Chatham Is;
- cervina Ramsay, 1879, Lord Howe I. (extinct).

Drongos (Dicruridae) Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus

Polytypic
- Subspecies baileyi Mathews, 1912, coastal nw. Kimberley Div. from King Sound to NT border, n. WA, and in n. Arnhem Land, NT (including Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt);
- carbonarius Bonaparte, 1850, n. islands of Torres Str. (Boigu, Dauan, Saibai), and lowland New Guinea and satellite islands;
- atrabectus Schodde & Mason, 1999, C. York Pen., ne. Qld, S to se. head of Gulf of Carpentaria in W, and to Halifax Bay in E;
- nominate bracteatus, coastal central-e. Aust., from Clarke Ra.–Upstart Bay, central-e. Qld, S to Illawarra Region and s. coast of NSW and extending inland to Great Divide.
- Extralimitally, up to another ten subspecies (seven in AviList 2025) from s. Philippines and Moluccas to New Britain and se. Solomon Is (see Geographical Variation).
In winter, e. Aust. populations migrate N through C. York Pen. and islands of Torres Str. to Trans-Fly Region of s.-central New Guinea (see Movements for discussion).

Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills (Monarchidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate cyanoleuca, all s. Aust. S of c. 20°S, extending N along Great Divide to Atherton Tableland, ne. Qld;
- neglecta Mathews, 1912, n. Aust., including Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt, from sw. Kimberley Div. (Roebuck Bay), n. WA, E to C. York Pen., ne. Qld, S to n. Great Sandy Desert, WA, Upper Victoria R. Drainage and Barkly Tableland in NT, and central Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage, nw. Qld.
- Extralimitally, populations of uncertain taxonomy occur Trans-Fly Region of s.-central New Guinea (possibly neglecta) and East Timor (DAB; also see Distribution)(not separated from neglecta in AviList 2025).

Frill-necked Monarch Arses lorealis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Pied Monarch Arses kaupi Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate kaupi, coastal ne. Qld, from Mossman–Carbine Plateau, ne. Qld, S to Paluma Ra. (Mt Spec);
- terraereginae A.J. Campbell, 1895, ne. Qld, from Big Tableland (Mt Amos), S to Thornton Peak–Daintree R.

Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate rubecula, se. Aust., from Clarence R. Drainage Basin, inland to w. slopes of Great Divide, and S and SW to central-w. Vic.; in winter, extend N to ne. Qld and occasionally s.-central New Guinea;
- concinna Gould, 1848, n. Aust., from Kimberley Div., n. WA, E through Arnhem Land, NT, to s. Gulf of Carpentaria (Lower Leichhardt R.), nw. Qld, and S to Fitzroy R. Drainage, WA, Victoria and Roper R. Drainages, NT, and Gulf of Carpentaria Drainages, nw. Qld;
- okyri Schodde & Mason, 1999, C. York Pen., ne. Qld;
- yorki Mathews, 1912, ne. and central-e. Aust., from Burdekin R. Drainage, ne. Qld, S to NSW–Qld border and inland to Great Divide; in winter extend N to C. York Pen., n. Qld;
- papuana Rothschild & Hartert, 1918, savannas of s. New Guinea and probably on Boigu I., n. Torres Str.
- Extralimitally, sciurorum Rothschild & Hartert, 1918, in archipelagos of e. New Guinea.

Broad-billed Flycatcher Myiagra ruficollis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Subspecies mimikae Ogilvie-Grant, 1911, coastal mangroves of n. Aust., from sw. Kimberley Div., WA (Roebuck Bay, Frazier Downs), E to e. C. York Pen., ne. Qld (Princess Charlotte Bay), and patchily SE to Shoalwater Bay, central-e. Qld; also on Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt in NT, and islands of Torres Str. in ne. Qld, Aru Is and s. New Guinea.
- Extralimitally,
  - nominate ruficollis occurs from islands in Flores Sea through the Lesser Sundas, and
  - subspecies fulviventris P.L. Sclater, 1883, from Tanimbar.

Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Paperbark Flycatcher Myiagra nana Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Subspecies melvillensis (Mathews, 1912), coastal and subcoastal n. Aust., from King Sound, w. Kimberley Div. of WA, E to s. Gulf of Carpentaria (Lower Nicholson–Leichhardt Rs), nw. Qld, and including Arnhem Land, Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt, NT;
- wardelli (Mathews, 1911), coastal e. Qld, from islands of Torres Str. and n. C. York Pen., S to Moreton Bay and, formerly, far-ne. NSW.
- Extralimitally, up to seven further subspecies (six in AviList 2025) in Moluccas (nominate alecto), Tanimbar, New Guinea and its satellite islands, and Bismarck Arch. (see Geographical Variation).

Spectacled Monarch Symposiachrus trivirgatus Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies albiventris Gould, 1866, ne. C. York Pen., ne. Qld, S to McIlwraith Ra.–Stewart R., and islands of s. Torres Str.;
- melanorrhoa Schodde & Mason, 1999, coastal central-e. Qld, from Endeavour R. region S to Halifax Bay (not recognised in AviList 2025)
- gouldii G.R. Gray, 1860, coastal central-e. Aust., from Lower Burdekin R., central-e. Qld, S to Hunter R. region, central-e. NSW, and migrating N to C. York Pen., islands of Torres Str. and s.-central New Guinea in non-breeding period.
- Extralimitally, one more subspecies in AviList 2025 in Lesser Sundas.

White-eared Monarch Carterornis leucotis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Island Monarch Monarcha cinerascens Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- cinerascens, Wallacea, vagrant to NW Aus.
- extralimitally, eleven other subspecies listed in BLI 2022 (nine in AviList).

Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Black-winged Monarch Monarcha frater Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Subspecies canescens Salvadori, 1876, e. C. York Pen., occurring on passage or in non-breeding season on islands of Torres Str. and New Guinea, probably in central s. New Guinea.
- Extralimitally,
  - nominate frater, Vogelkop, and n. slopes of Snow Mts (Irian Jaya);
  - kunupi Hartert & Paludan, 1934, Weyland Mts, Irian Jaya;
  - periophthalmicus Sharpe, 1882, highlands of e. and central New Guinea, W to Nassau Ra., Irian Jaya, and Victor Emanuel Ra., central-w. PNG.

White-winged Chough and Apostlebird (Corcoracidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos

Polytypic
- Nominate melanorhamphos, subcoastal and inland e. Aust., from Burdekin R. Drainage Basin, Qld S and SW to s. Vic. and se. SA, reaching e. coast between Hunter R., NSW, and E. Gippsland, Vic., but not generally reaching coast elsewhere in s. Vic., and W to central Murray–Darling Drainage Basin N to headwaters of e. L. Eyre Drainage Basin;
- whiteae Mathews, 1912, Mt Lofty Ras and s. Flinders Ras, W to Gawler Ras and Eyre Pen., SA.

Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea

Polytypic
- HANZAB 2023
  - Subspecies dalyi Mathews, 1923, inland n. Aust., in narrow band along upper drainages of s. Gulf of Carpentaria from Lower Victoria R. in W to mid-reaches of Flinders R. and Upper Burdekin R. and uplands of Lynd–Einasleigh–Mareeba;
  - nominate cinerea, inland and subcoastal e. Aust., in area bounded by, in N, lower Suttor R. and middle reaches of Barcoo–Thomson Rs, Qld, extending E to near-coastal Qld and w. slopes of Great Divide in NSW, S to Murray R., and W to Mt Lofty Ras, Olary Spur, w. limits of Murray–Darling Basin and mid-e. L. Eyre Basin.
Limits of subspecies and zones of intergradation not settled (see Geographical Variation).

Birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae) Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Trumpet Manucode Phonygammus keraudrenii Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Subspecies gouldii G.R. Gray, 1859, n. C. York Pen., Qld, S to Albatross Bay and McIlwraith Ra.;
- jamesii (Sharpe, 1877), n. Torres Str. (Saibai, Boigu Is), and lowland s. New Guinea between se. neck of Cendrawasi and e. Gulf of Papua.
- Extralimitally, up to four other subspecies replacing one another in mountains and hill forests of New Guinea, and on Aru Is and D’Entrecasteaux Arch.

Paradise Riflebird Ptiloris paradiseus Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Victoria’s Riflebird Ptiloris victoriae Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Magnificent Riflebird Ptiloris magnificus Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies alberti Elliot, 1871, n. C. York Pen., ne. Qld, from C. York S to Albatross Bay in W and McIlwraith Ra. in E.
- Extralimitally, nominate magnificus, w. foothills New Guinea, E to Astrolabe Bay and Gulf of Papua.

Shrikes (Laniidae)

Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

Polytypic
- Nominate cristatus, breeds central Siberia and Kamchatka, Russia, S to Altai, n. Mongolia, and Upper Amur and Zeya R. Basins; and winters Indian Subcontinent, Nepal, s. Burma, se. China, Thailand and se. Asia, including Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo;
- superciliosus Latham, 1802, breeds far-e. Russia, in s. Sakhalin, Kuril Is and Japan; and winters S through se. China, Vietnam and Laos to Malay Pen., occasionally to Greater and Lesser Sundas;
- confusus Stegmann 1929, breeds se. Russia, Manchuria (ne. China) and e. Mongolia; and winters in SE Asia from central and s. Thailand to Malay Pen. and possibly Greater Sundas;
- lucionensis Linnaeus, 1766, breeds Korea and se. China; and winters either on or near breeding grounds in se. China and s. Korea, or S to Taiwan, Hainan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Sumatra and the Moluccas, with occasional records from Andaman and Nicobar Is, and one record as far S as New Guinea.
Subspecies occurring HANZAB region not known, but superciliosus and confusus most likely.

Crows, Jays and Magpies (Corvidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Eurasian Magpie Pica pica Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
Six subspecies in AviList 2025. As subspecies of vagrant to Australia unknown, the species may now be one of the split species (see Taxonomic changes).

Rook Corvus frugilegus

Polytypic
- Nominate frugilegus, introduced to e. NI and SI, NZ; indigenous to w. Eurasia from British Isles and Iberian Pen. E to central Siberia, nw. Mongolia, Tien Shan and Iran; winter S to n. Africa, Saudi Arabia and nw. India;
- pastinator Gould, 1845, central-e. Asia, from central-e. Siberia and central Mongolia to central China (e. Xinjiang to Yangtze R.) and Korean Pen.; winter in Japan S to se. China.

House Crow Corvus splendens Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate splendens, India S of Himalayas except NW;
- zugmayeri Laubmann, 1913, nw. India and Pakistan;
- protegatus Madarász, 1904, Sri Lanka and sw. India, ; and
- insolens Hume, 1874, Burma, s. Yunnan and sw. Thailand.
- maledivicus Laccadive and Maldive Is
Identity of ship-borne vagrants in Aust. not known (see below) No valid records for Aust. or NZ, with all birds assumed to have been ship-assisted (Christidis & Boles 1994; see Distribution).

Australian Raven Corvus coronoides

Polytypic
- Nominate coronoides, most of e. half of Aust., from central-s. Gulf of Carpentaria and foot of C. York Pen., NT–Qld, S to s. Vic. (Bassian Plain) and s. SA (Upper SE, Yorke Pen. and Kangaroo I.), extending E to Great Divide in Qld–n. NSW (but reaching e. coast through n. Burdekin R. Valley, ne. Qld) and E to e. and se. coast between Manning R., NSW, and Port Phillip Bay, Vic., and extending inland to e. centralian ranges of NT, e. Simpson Desert and Flinders Ra., SA; absent from Mt Lofty Ras region;
- perplexus Mathews, 1912, from head of Great Aust. Bight, SA, across s. WA, to sw. Aust. and N to mulga–eucalypt boundary line and Shark Bay, WA. The two subspecies intergrade in broad zone from lower-w. L. Eyre Basin to Gawler Ras and Eyre Pen., SA.

Little Raven Corvus mellori

Monotypic.

Forest Raven Corvus tasmanicus

Polytypic
- Nominate tasmanicus, coastal s. Vic. and se. SA, islands of Bass Str., and Tas.;
- boreus Rowley, 1970, central-e. and ne. NSW.

Little Crow Corvus bennetti

Monotypic.

Torresian Crow Corvus orru Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- subspecies cecilae Mathews, 1912, w., n. and e. Aust., from Murchison R., w. rim of Nullarbor Plain and Great Victoria Desert, N to Pilbara Region and Kimberley Div., WA (though largely absent Great Sandy Desert), and NE through centralian ranges, Tanami Desert, Barkly Tableland and lower Georgina R., Qld, to all Top End, NT, and central-s. Gulf of Carpentaria, NT–Qld; and coastal and subcoastal e. Qld–NSW from C. York Pen. S to about Hunter R., central coastal NSW, extending inland to w. drainages of Great Divide
- nominate orru, islands of n. Torres Str. (Boigu, Dauan, Saibai), and all lowland New Guinea and its satellite islands, and Moluccas
- extralimitally, latirostris A.B. Meyer, 1884, Tanimbar, Babar I., e. Lesser Sundas.

Stitchbird (Notiomystidae) Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic
(Polytypic in AviList 2025: subspecies hautura, Little Barrier island, and cincta, extinct)

New Zealand Wattlebirds (Callaeidae)

South Island Kokako Callaeas cinereus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

North Island Kokako Callaeas wilsoni Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Huia Heteralocha acutirostris

Monotypic.

South Island Saddleback Philesturnus carunculatus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

North Island Saddleback Philesturnus rufusater Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Australasian Robins (Petroicidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Tomtit Petroica macrocephala Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate macrocephala, SI and Stewart I. and its offshore islands, NZ;
- toitoi (Lesson, 1828), NI and larger offshore islands, NZ;
- chathamensis, Fleming, 1950, Chatham Is;
- dannefaerdi (Rothschild, 1894), Snares Is;
- marrineri (Mathews and Iredale, 1913), Auckland Is.

Black Robin Petroica traversi

Monotypic.

North Island Robin Petroica longipes Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

South Island Robin Petroica australis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate australis, SI, NZ;
- rakiura, Fleming, 1950, Stewart I. and associated outlying islands, NZ.

Norfolk Island Robin Petroica multicolor Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Norfolk Robin (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii

Monotypic.

Rose Robin Petroica rosea

Monotypic.

Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster

Polytypic
- Nominate rodinogaster, Tas. and islands of Bass Str., including King I. and Furneaux Grp;
- inexpectata Mathews, 1912, Otway, Strzelecki and e. Gippsland Ras of s. and e. Vic. to s. Snowy Mts, NSW. In non-breeding season, extend N to Blue Mts, NSW, inland to central Vic., and W to Mt Lofty Ras, SA (see Distribution, Movements).

Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea

Monotypic.

Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate boodang (Lesson, 1838), se. Aust.;
- leggii Sharpe, 1879, Tas.;
- campbelli Sharpe, 1898, sw. Aust.

Yellow-legged Flycatcher Kempiella griseoceps Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Yellow-legged Flyrobin (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies kempi (Mathews 1913), ne. C. York Pen., Qld; and possibly in Trans-Fly of s.-central New Guinea.
- Two or three extralimital subspecies (two in AviList 2025), including nominate griseoceps, in mountains of se. New Guinea, Herzog Mts and lowlands of s. New Guinea.

Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Microeca flavigaster Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate flavigaster, n. NT (Arnhem Land), including Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt, SW to lower Victoria R., NT, and coastal sw. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage, NT
- flavissima, Schodde & Mason, 1999, islands of s. Torres Str., C. York Pen., Qld, SW to lower Mitchell R. Drainage and SE to Cooktown; also extralimitally in se. PNG
- laetissima, Rothschild, 1916, ne. Qld, from Halifax Bay–Hinchinbrook I., S to n. Broad Sound
- tormenti Mathews, 1916, coastal nw. WA, from Roebuck Bay NE to Napier Broome Bay, with isolated population intergradient with flavigaster at head of Cambridge Gulf, WA
- extralimitally:
  - tarara, Rand, 1940, in Trans-Fly Region of s.-central coast of New Guinea, with scattered inland populations
  - laeta, Salvadori, 1878, n. New Guinea, scattered from Geelvink Bay in W to Astrolabe Bay in E.

Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans

Polytypic
- Nominate fascinans, e. Aust., from Atherton Tableland, Qld, S to Vic. and SW to se. SA, extending inland to drainages of Barcoo–Thomson Rs of Qld, central Murray–Darling Basin of NSW, but not to mallee of nw. Vic., and with outlier in Mt Lofty–s. Flinders Ras, SA;
- assimilis, Gould, 1841, s. Aust., from Murray–Mallee of SA–Vic. W to sw. Aust., and N to central Flinders Ras, centralian ranges of NT, and Shark Bay in WA;
- pallida, De Vis, 1884, n. WA (from sw. Kimberley Div.), n. NT S to upper Victoria R. and Gulf of Carpentaria Drainages, and n. and w. Qld E to Grey Ra. and drainages of Thomson and Barcoo Rs and lower C. York Pen., and S to lower Diamantina R. and Cooper Ck drainages, and extending into far ne. SA.
- Extralimitally, one subspecies, zimmeri, Mayr & Rand, 1935, se. New Guinea.

Southern Scrub-robin Drymodes brunneopygia
Southern Scrub Robin (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Northern Scrub-robin Drymodes superciliaris Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Northern Scrub Robin (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Grey-headed Robin Heteromyias cinereifrons Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

White-browed Robin Poecilodryas superciliosa Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Buff-sided Robin Poecilodryas cerviniventris Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate australis, se. Aust., from uppermost reaches of Murray–Darling Basin W of Great Divide in s.-central Qld, through e. half of NSW (except NE, N of Hunter R. and on and E of Great Divide), and e. and s. Vic. and se. SA;
- chrysorrhous Gould, 1869, ne. Aust., from Atherton Tableland, ne. Qld, S to Bunya Mts, Qld, and Clarence R. Drainage, ne. NSW, extending inland to w. slopes of Great Divide.

Western Yellow Robin Eopsaltria griseogularis

Polytypic
- Nominate griseogularis, coastal sw. WA, N to about Lancelin, inland E to Northam and SE to King George Sound;
- rosinae (Mathews, 1912), inland sw. WA, through Wheatbelt NW to w. coast between Jurien Bay and Tamala, inland E to Goldfields, and SE round s. coast to head of Great Aust. Bight and central and n. Eyre Pen., SA.

White-breasted Robin Eopsaltria georgiana Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Pale-yellow Robin Eopsaltria capito Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate capito, central-e. Aust. E of Great Divide, from Blackall–Conondale Ras and Bunya Mts, se. Qld, S to Hunter R., NSW;
- nana (E.P. Ramsay, 1878), ne. Qld E of Great Divide, from Big Tableland–Mt Amos, S to Paluma Ra.

White-faced Robin Eopsaltria leucops Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies albigularis (Rothschild & Hartert, 1907), ne. C. York Pen.
- Extralimitally:
  - Nominate leucops, mountains of Vogelkop, New Guinea;
  - subspecies mayri (Hartert, 1930), Wandammen Mts and w. part of Weyland Mts, New Guinea;
  - nigroorbitalis (Rothschild and Hartert, 1913), s. slopes of Nassau and Oranje Mts, New Guinea;
  - heurni (Hartert, 1932), e. part of Weyland Mts and mountains of upper Mamberano R., New Guinea;
  - nigriceps (Neumann, 1922), Victor Emanuel Mts and s. slopes of Oranje Mts, New Guinea;
  - melanogenys (Meyer, 1894), hills of n. New Guinea from Cyclops Mts to Aicora R.;
  - wahgiensis Mayr & Gilliard, 1952, Kubor and Wahgi Mts and Aroa R. area, e. New Guinea;
  - albifacies (Sharpe, 1882), mountains of se. New Guinea;
  - auricularis (Mayr & Rand, 1935), Oriomo R., s. New Guinea.

Dusky Robin Melanodryas vittata

Polytypic
- Nominate vittata, Tas. and Furneaux Grp, Bass Str.;
- kingi (Mathews, 1914), King I., Bass Str.

Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata

Polytypic
- nominate cucullata, se. Aust. (excluding wetter forests), from Expedition–Chesterton Ras, se. Qld, S along Great Divide and extending E to coast S of Clarence R. Drainage, NSW, and inland to e. Darling R. Drainage, Murray–Mallee and Mt Lofty–s. Flinders Ras and Yorke Pen., SA;
- westralensis (Mathews, 1912), central-w. WA to sw. NT and nw. SA, from Goldfields Region, Pilbara, Shark Bay and WA Wheatbelt, E to Gibson and s. Tanami Deserts, NT, w. fringes of Simpson Desert and L. Eyre Basin, SA, and Eyre Pen. and Nullarbor Plain, SA;
- picata Gould, 1865, nw. and central-e. Aust., from s. and e. Kimberley Div., WA, and central Arnhem Land, NT, S and E through central and e. NT to e. fringe of Simpson–Strzelecki Deserts, central Qld (to w. Great Divide), and sw. Qld and ne. NSW;
- melvillensis (Zietz, 1914), Tiwi Is, NT.

Mangrove Robin Melanodryas pulverulenta Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies cinereiceps (Hartert, 1905), coastal central-w. to nw. WA, from Exmouth Gulf, NE to Napier Broome Bay and Cambridge Gulf, ne. Kimberley Div. but excluding Eighty Mile Beach;
- alligator (Mathews, 1912), coastal NT, from Victoria R. E to sw. Gulf of Carpentaria, and including Tiwi Is and Groote Eylandt;
- leucura Gould, 1869, coastal n. Qld, from se. Gulf of Carpentaria (Burketown), N to islands of s. Torres Str., then SE to Mackay; also Aru Is.
- Extralimitally, nominate pulverulenta (Bonaparte, 1850), s. New Guinea from near East C. to Utanata R., also Gellvink Bay and Humboldt Bay E to middle Sepik.

Larks (Alaudidae)

Horsfield’s Bushlark Mirafra javanica Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Singing Bush Lark (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- woodwardi Milligan, 1901, Shark Bay N to n. Pilbara Region, WA, inland to drainage of Ashburton R.;
- halli Bianchi, 1906, coastal and subcoastal plains of n. Eighty Mile Beach and w. Dampier Land, between Wallal Downs Stn and C. Baskerville, WA;
- forresti Mayr & McEvey, 1960, throughout Kimberley Div., WA, N of Fitzroy and upper reaches of Ord R. Drainage Basins;
- melvillensis Mathews, 1912, Tiwi Is;
- soderbergi Mathews, 1921, Arnhem Land, NT;
- rufescens Ingram, 1906, se. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage Basin and e. L. Eyre Drainage Basin, from Nicholson R. and se. coast of Gulf of Carpentaria, Qld, E to Flinders R. (round Richmond) and divide between Thomson and Diamantina Rs, Qld, S to Nappamerry and Goyder Lagoon, SA, and W to e. fringes of Simpson and Sandover Deserts and Barkly Tableland, NT;
- athertonensis Schodde & Mason, 1999, Atherton–Mareeba Uplands to Lynd–Einasleigh Uplands, ne. Qld;
- horsfieldii Gould, 1847, e. Aust., avoiding higher ranges and much of wetter coast, from sw. C. York Pen., Qld, S to coast between central Gippsland, Vic., and L. Alexandrina, SA, and from coast between Halifax Bay, Qld, and NSW border and between Hunter R. and Sydney region, W to e. Murray–Mallee, w. Darling R. Drainage Basin, Bulloo R. Drainage Basin, and upper reaches of Barcoo, Thomson and Flinders R. Drainage Basins, Qld;
- secunda Sharpe, 1890, round gulfs of SA, on plains and low ranges between lower reaches of Murray R. and s. Flinders Ras to Spencer Gulf, and throughout Eyre Pen. N to Gawler Ras; vagrant to Kangaroo I. Aust. subspecies intergrade where they abut (though not known between secunda and horsfieldii in se. SA); see Geographical Variation for details.
- Extralimitally, eight or nine subspecies from central Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam patchily through Philippines and Greater and Lesser Sundas to New Guinea; and another four subspecies (cantillans Blyth, 1844, group) from central and n. peninsular India through s. and w. Saudi Arabia to n. and central Africa; see Geographical Variation.

Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Introduced populations in Aust. (in SE, from Hunter R., NSW, S to Tas. and W to Eyre Pen., including Kangaroo I.), Lord Howe I., and NZ (NI, SI and Chatham Is, and vagrant to Kermadec, Antipodes, Snares, Auckland and Campbell Is) comprise nominate arvensis (s. England and n. Europe E to Urals, Russia), scotica Tschusi, 1903 (n. England, Scotland, Ireland) and a blend of both (DAB).
- Extralimitally, nine or ten other subspecies, from s. Europe and n. Africa E across central and n. Asia to ne. Siberia, Manchuria and Japan, wintering S to n. Africa, the Middle East, nw. India, n. China and Japan.

Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Subspecies leanyeri Givens & Hitchcock, 1953, scattered on n. coastal plains between Cambridge Gulf, e. Kimberley Div., WA, and McArthur R. Region, sw. Gulf of Carpentaria, NT;
- normani Mathews, 1914, coastal se. Gulf of Carpentaria, Qld;
- laveryi Schodde & Mason, 1979, scattered on coastal plains of C. York Pen. and e. Qld, between Albatross Bay and Bundaberg.
- Extralimitally, 14–15 further subspecies between s. Europe, Africa and s. Asia to central China, Korea and Japan, and Philippines, Taiwan, Palawan and Indonesian Arch. to Moluccas and Lesser Sundas.

Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- diminutus Mathews, 1922, coastal and subcoastal ne. and central-e. Qld, S from C. York. Pen. and islands of Torres Str., to w. drainages of Great Divide between sw. C. York. Pen., Middle Burdekin R. and Keppel Bay; extralimitally in New Guinea;
- nominate exilis, se. mainland Aust., from headwaters of Dawson R. Drainage and Keppel Bay–Broad Sound inland to w. drainages of Great Divide and S and W to middle and lower Murray R. and se. SA, and also on King I., Bass Str.;
- alexandrae Mathews, 1912, n. Aust. between n. Pilbara, Eighty-Mile Beach and Dampier Land, WA, through s. Kimberley Div. to Victoria and s. Roper R. Drainages and s. Gulf of Carpentaria S to Barkly Tableland and then E to w. drainages of Great Divide, central Qld;
- lineocapilla (Gould, 1847), nw. Kimberley Div., WA, and n. Arnhem Land, NT, N of Roper R., including Tiwi Is; also extralimitally in Lesser Sundas, Bali and Java.
- Extralimitally, another eight subspecies between India, central China, se. Asia, Philippines, Sulawesi and Moluccas.

Reed-Warblers and Allies (Acrocephalidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Oriental Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Oriental Reed Warbler (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Australian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus australis Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Australian Reed Warbler (AviList 2025) Australian Reed-warbler (NZCL 2024)

Polytypic
- nominate australis (Gould, 1838), breeding throughout se. Aust., including Tas. and Furneaux Grp, W to Eyre Pen. and w. L. Eyre Basin and N at least to central Qld and possibly coastal ne. Qld and se. Gulf of Carpentaria; winter N to subcoastal Kimberley Div., WA, Top End, NT, and Gulf of Carpentaria and C. York. Pen., Qld, and possibly s. New Guinea;
- gouldi Dubois, 1901, coastal and subcoastal w. Aust, from s. coast of WA, between Esperance and C. Lewin, N to w. and central Pilbara and possibly subcoastal Kimberley Div., WA, and sw. Arnhem Land, NT, though subspecific identity of n. WA and n. NT breeding populations not clear (see Geographical Variation); sw. populations possibly also winter n. WA and n. NT;
- carterae, Kimberley Div., WA (not recognised in AviList 2025)
- sumbae (recognised in AviList 2025).

Grasshopper Warblers, Grassbirds, and Allies (Locustellidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Gray’s Grasshopper-warbler Helopsaltes fasciolatus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Gray’s Grasshopper Warbler (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Middendorff’s Grasshopper-Warbler Helopsaltes ochotensis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Middendorff’s Grasshopper Warbler (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Pallas’s Grasshopper-Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
Five subspecies in AviList 2025, breed in n. Asia, non-breeding in SE. Asia.

Spinifexbird Poodytes carteri Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- goulburni Mathews, 1912, se. and central-e. mainland Aust., from s. Gulf of Carpentaria and foot of C. York Pen. S and W to central Aust. and w. L. Eyre Basin, Kangaroo I. and Eyre Pen., SA, with outlier NW. to e. Kimberley Div., WA (Cambridge Gulf);
- nominate gramineus, Tas. and islands of Bass Str.;
- thomasi Mathews, 1912, sw. Aust., from round Esperance NW to ne. and e. Wheatbelt and then N to lower Gascoyne R., WA.
- Extralimitally, papuensis Junge, 1952, montane West Papua.

New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Fernbird (NZCL 2024)

Polytypic
- Nominate punctatus, SI, NZ;
- vealeae Kemp, 1912, NI, NZ;
- stewartiana Oliver, 1930, Stewart I., NZ;
- wilsoni Stead, 1936, Codfish I., NZ;
- caudatus (Buller, 1894), Snares Is, NZ.

Chatham Islands Fernbird Poodytes rufescens Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Chatham Island Fernbird (NZCL 2024)

Monotypic.

Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- alisteri Mathews, 1812, coastal and subcoastal nw. to ne. and central-e. Aust., between King Sound, WA, and Illawarra Region, se. NSW, including Tiwi and s. Torres Str. islands.
- extralimitally, nine further subspecies between Philippines (mindorensis, tweeddalei, alopex and crex), Sulawesi (celebensis), Sumba (inquirendus), Timor (nominate timoriensis), n. Moluccas (amboinensis) and S. New Guinea (muscalis).

Swallows (Hirundinidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Collared Sand Martin Riparia riparia Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate riparia, temperate to subarctic N. America and Eurasia, wintering S to middle S. America and Africa;
- innominata Zarudny, 1916, se. Kazakhstan, wintering S and SW from middle Africa to s. Asia;
- ijimae (Lonnberg, 1908), Trans-Baikalia and central Mongolia to Sea of Okhotsk, wintering S to se. Asia, Sakhalin, Kuril Is and Japan, wintering S to se. Asia and Philippines; (subspecies taczanowskii split from ijimae in AviList 2025)
- shelleyi (Sharpe, 1885), Egypt, wintering S to Sudan and ne. Ethiopia;
- eilata Shirihai & Colston, 1992, sw. Asia?, wintering in ne. Africa?

Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena

Polytypic
- Nominate neoxena, se. Aust., Tas. and islands in Bass Str., W to head of Great Aust. Bight and N to s. L. Eyre and n. Murray–Darling R. Drainage Basins, and along e. coast to Rockingham Bay, Qld, Lord Howe and Norfolk Is, and NI, SI and Stewart I., NZ, straggler to Kermadec and Chatham Is, wintering throughout e. Aust. N to C. York Pen. and Torres Str. islands;
- carteri (Mathews, 1912), sw. Aust., N to North West C., WA, NE to upper reaches of Murchison R. Drainage Basin, WA, and E to round head of Great Aust. Bight, wintering N through all Pilbara, WA, to sw. Great Sandy Desert.

Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- albescens Schodde & Mason, 1999, s. and e. New Guinea
- javanica Sparrman, 1789, se. Asia to Philippines, Moluccas and Lesser Sundas.
- Extralimitally, four further subspecies from Taiwan, Ryukyu Is, w. and n. New Guinea, Bismarck Arch., e. Melanesia and Polynesia.

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Polytypic
- gutturalis Scopoli, 1786, wintering along coastal n. Aust. between lower Gascoyne R., WA, and lower reaches of Mary R., Qld, Ashmore Reef, and Cocos-Keeling and Christmas I, also s. New Guinea and through Indonesian arch. to se. Asia, breeding from e. Himalayas through s., central and e. China to Korea, Japan, s. Amur R. Drainage Basin, Kuril Is and sometimes Kamchatka.
- Extralimitally, six or seven further subspecies (seven in AviList 2025) breeding between temperate Eurasia and N. America S to sw. China, central Himalayas, Middle East, Egypt and central Mexico, wintering S to s. Asia (including India), Africa and s. S. America.
  - rustica, Linnaeus, 1758, recorded as non-breeding vagrant on Iles de Crozet; breeds in Eurasia and n. Africa.
  - erythrogaster, Boddaert, 1783, recorded on S. Georgia as non-breeding visitor; breeds N. America. Populations from shores of Sea of Okhotsk and Kamchatka, e. Russia, are intergradient between nominate, tytleri and gutturalis (C.S. Roselaar & H. Shirihai); birds from these areas, and possibly other subspecies from e. Asia (see Geographical Variation) could potentially winter in Aust.; more data needed to establish origins of birds wintering in HANZAB region.

Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate dasypus, s.-central Siberia to ne. China, Korea and Japan, wintering S to se. Asia, Greater Sundas and Philippines, vagrant to Australia (WLAB 4.1);
- nigrimentalis (Hartert, 1910), s. and e. China and Taiwan, wintering range not understood;
- cashmeriensis (Gould, 1858), Kashmir, Himalayas to central China, wintering through central India to se. Asia. (cashmeriense in AviList 2025)

Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845), se. to ne. China, Amurland, Korea and Japan, wintering S from se. Asia through Indonesian Arch. to New Guinea and coastal n. Aust. between Dampier Land (w. Kimberley Div.) and Rockingham Bay (ne. Qld).
- Extralimitally, nine to eleven further subspecies (eight in AviList 2025) breeding from s. Europe and n. and central Africa to Sri Lanka, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, central and sw. China and n. Burma, including Himalayas, wintering through Africa and from sw. to se. Asia. Other subspecies, especially daurica, may also stray to n. Aust. and nw. territories in boreal winter, but this unconfirmed.

Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate nigricans, Tas. and islands in Bass Str., wintering N throughout e. Aust. to Arnhem Land and Tiwi Is, NT, C. York Pen. and islands in Torres Str., Qld, and New Guinea, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is, vagrant to NZ;
- neglecta (Mathews, 1912), throughout Aust. except central sandy deserts, breeding mainly S of 20°S, wintering mainly N of 30°S to New Guinea region;
- timoriensis (Sharpe, 1885), Lesser Sundas.

Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Bush Warblers and Allies (Cettiidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- fuscatus
- robustus.

Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate trochilus, s. Britain and s. Sweden to n. Spain, The Alps and Carpathian Mts, wintering S to w. Africa;
- acredula (Linnaeus, 1758), Scandinavia, central and e. Europe to w. Siberia, wintering S to e., central and s. Africa;
- yakutensis Ticehurst, 1935, n. and ne. Siberia, wintering S to e. and s. Africa.

Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Kamchatka Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus examinandus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Kamchatka Leaf Warbler (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)

Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus

Polytypic
- Nominate jocosus, se. China and n. Vietnam, introduced and established in Aust. on e. coast between Sydney area and Coffs Harbour, and locally in Melbourne.
- Extralimitally, seven to eight further subspecies (eight in AviList 2025) from India, Himalayas and s.-central China (Yunnan) to Burma, Thailand, Malay Pen., Cambodia and s. Vietnam.

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies (Zosteropidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Ashy-bellied White-eye Zosterops citrinella Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- albiventris Reichenbach, 1852, islands of s. Torres Str. and n. Great Barrier Reef S to round Cooktown; also Tanimbar and islands in s. Banda Sea;
- nominate citrinella, s. and se. Lesser Sundas (Sumba to Timor)
- harterti Stresemann, 1912, central Lesser Sundas (Alor)
- unicus Hartert, 1897, western Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa and Flores)(AviList 2025)

Australian Yellow White-eye Zosterops luteus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Canary White-eye (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies balstoni Ogilvie-Grant, 1909, coastal nw. Aust., between Shark and Collier Bays;
- nominate luteus, coastal n. Aust. from n. Kimberley Div. (Admiralty Gulf) to se. Gulf of Carpentaria (mouth of Mitchell R.) with isolated populations at Princess Charlotte Bay and Ayr, ne. Qld.

Silvereye Zosterops lateralis

Polytypic
- nominate lateralis, Tas., e. Bass Str. islands (Furneaux Grp), wintering in coastal and subcoastal se. Aust. N to central-e. Qld (Shoalwater Bay), colonized and established on Norfolk I. and throughout NZ, reaching Kermadec, Chatham, Snares, Auckland, Antipodes, Campbell and Macquarie Is;
- ochrochrous Schodde & Mason, 1999, King I., Bass Str., wintering on adjacent se. Aust. mainland;
- pinarochrous Schodde & Mason, 1999, South-East of SA, Murray–Mallee and Murray Riverland region W to SA gulfs, Flinders Ra. and e. and central Eyre Pen., intergrading with westernensis (Quoy & Gaimard) through w. and central Vic. to s.-central NSW, and with ensuing subspecies on Kangaroo I. and along w. coast of Eyre Pen. to head of Great Aust. Bight;
- chloronotus Gould, 1841, sw. Aust., N on w. coast to L. Macleod and islands off Shark Bay, E to head of Great Aust. Bight, and inland to e. and ne. Wheatbelt and mulga–eucalypt boundary;
- tephropleurus Gould, 1855, Lord Howe I.;
- westernensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830), coastal to near-inland se. Aust., W to Port Phillip Bay and central Murray R., inland to outer-w. slopes of Great Divide and Riverina, NSW, and N to Southern Tablelands and upper reaches of Lachlan R. Drainage Basin, NSW, intergrading with ensuing subspecies N along Great Divide and e. coast to Hunter R. Drainage Basin, NSW;
- cornwalli Mathews, 1912, coastal and subcoastal central-e. Aust., S to n. Hunter R. Drainage Basin, N to s. Burdekin R. Drainage Basin, Qld, and inland to inner-w. drainage basins of Great Divide, intergrading with ensuing subspecies through n. Burdekin R. Drainage Basin, Qld;
- vegetus Hartert, 1899, coastal and subcoastal ne. Qld between n. Burdekin R. Drainage Basin and Temple Bay, C. York Pen.;
- chlorocephalus A.J. Campbell & S.A. White, 1910, cays of s. Great Barrier Reef between Capricorn Grp and cays off Repulse Bay.
- Extralimitally, up to eight further subspecies (seven in AviList) in New Caledonia, Loyalty I., Vanuatu, Banks I., and Fiji.

Christmas Island White-eye Zosterops natalis
Christmas White-eye (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

White-chested White-eye Zosterops albogularis

Monotypic.

Robust White-eye Zosterops strenuus

Monotypic.

Slender-billed White-eye Zosterops tenuirostris

Monotypic.

Mockingbirds and Thrashers (Mimidae) Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Patagonian Mockingbird Mimus patagonicus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas (Sturnidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate metallica, coastal ne. Qld, N to Torres Str. islands, S to around Repulse Bay, also New Guinea and satellite islands, Aru Is and Moluccas.
- Extralimitally,
  - inornata (Salvadori, 1880), Numfor and Biak Is, New Guinea
  - nitida (G.R. Gray, 1858), New Britain, New Ireland and Solomon Is
  - purpureiceps (Salvadori, 1878), Admiralty I., Bismarck Arch
  - circumscripta (Meyer, 1884), Tanimbar Islands (Larat and Kirimoen) and Damar Island (AviList 2025)

Singing Starling Aplonis cantoroides

Monotypic.

Tasman Starling Aplonis fusca

Polytypic
- Nominate fusca, Norfolk I;
- hulliana Mathews, 1912, Lord Howe I.

Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

Polytypic
- Nominate vulgaris introduced to se. Aust. and NZ, and widespread in NZ and se. Aust., including Tas. and islands in Bass Str., W to Eyre Pen. and head of Great Aust. Bight, and N to central Flinders Ra., SA, central Murray–Darling Drainage Basin, NSW, and se. Qld to Dawson R. Drainage Basin and Keppel Bay, central-e. Qld, also Norfolk, Lord Howe, Kermadec, Chatham, Snares, Auckland, Antipodes, Campbell and Macquarie Is; indigenous to all Europe (including British Isles) except south, E to Ural Mts, wintering S to n. Africa and Middle East.
- Extralimitally, 10–12 subspecies (12 in AviList 2025) from Faeroe Is, Outer Hebrides and Azores E through central and s. Asia to Mongolia and mid-Lena R., Russia, and S to Asia Minor, n. Iraq, Pakistan and n. India to Nepal.

Rosy Starling Pastor roseus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Purple-backed Starling Agropsar sturninus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Daurian Starling (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

Polytypic
- Nominate tristis introduced to urban mainland e. Aust., from Cairns, Qld, S to metropolitan Melbourne and Geelong, Vic., with outliers N to e. C. York Pen. and islands in s. Torres Str.; indigenous to area from e. Iran and s. Kazakhstan, E through India to IndoChina, and (naturally?) S to w. Malaysia.
- Extralimitally, subspecies melanosternus Legge, 1879, Sri Lanka.

Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Subspecies cuneata (De Vis, 1890), montane ne. Qld, between Windsor–Big Tablelands and Paluma Ra;
- nominate lunulata, mainland se. Aust. from se. Qld (Bunya Mts), S and W along coast and Great Divide to w. Vic. (intergrading with halmaturina into se. SA), and Tas. and islands in Bass Str.;
- halmaturina (A.G. Campbell, 1906), Kangaroo I. and Mt Lofty Ras N to s. Flinders Ras, SA.

Russet-tailed Thrush Zoothera heinei Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate heinei, wet coastal central-e. Aust., from Clarke Ra., central-e. Qld S to Hunter R. Drainage Basin and Gosford, NSW, with outlying population in Herbert R. Drainage Basin, ne. Qld.
- Extralimitally,
  - subspecies papuensis (Seebohm, 1881), lower altitudes of central cordillera, New Guinea;
  - eichhorni (Rothschild & Hartert, 1924), Mussau, Bismarck Arch.;
  - choiseuli (Hartert, 1924), Choiseul, n. Solomon Is. (see Geographical Variation; also see DAB).

Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- sibirica;
- davisoni (vagrant in WLAB 4.1).

Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Subspecies clarkei Hartert, 1909, introduced and established around urban Melbourne and throughout NZ, and on Norfolk, Lord Howe, Kermadec, Chatham, Snares, Antipodes, Auckland, Campbell and Macquarie Is; otherwise, indigenous to British Isles and w. Europe, wintering in sw. Europe and nw. Africa.
- Extralimitally,
  - nominate philomelos throughout all Europe except W, and E through Asia Minor to Caucasus and n. Iran, wintering in s. and w. Europe, n. Africa and sw. Asia;
  - hebridensis W.E. Clarke, 1913, Outer Hebrides and Isle of Skye, wintering in British Isles;
  - nataliae Buturlin, 1929, w. and central Siberia, wintering in ne. Africa and sw. Asia.

Common Blackbird Turdus merula Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Eurasian Blackbird (NZCL 2024)

Polytypic
- Nominate merula introduced and established in se. mainland Aust., from New England Tableland and riverlands of Murray–Darling Rs, NSW, S and W to Yorke and lower Eyre Pens and Kangaroo I., SA; islands of Bass Str. and Tas.; Lord Howe and Norfolk Is; and NZ, and Kermadec, Chatham, Snares, Auckland, Campbell Is, with accidentals to Antipodes and Macquarie Is. Extralimitally, nominate indigenous to n., w. and central Europe, including British Isles, wintering in w. and s. Europe.
- Extralimitally, c. 6 other subspecies from the Azores, Madeira and Canary Is, se. Europe through Asia Minor and sw. and central Asia to central and e. China.

Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Christmas Island Thrush Turdus erythropleurus Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Tasman Sea Island Thrush (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate poliocephalus, Norfolk I., extinct;
- vinitinctus (Gould, 1855), Lord Howe I., extinct;

Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Grey-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate sibirica, e. Siberia, Mongolia, Manchuria, japan, Kurile and Bering Is;
- gulmergi (Stuart Baker, 1923), w. Himalayas from e. Afghanistan to Kashmir;
- cacabata Penard, 1919, central and e. Himalayas from w. Nepal, through Darjeeling, sw. Tibet, Bhutan to nw. India; possibly winters in Assam, Bangladesh, sw. Burma and s. Thailand;
- rothschildi (Stuart Baker, 1923), w. China and w. Yunnan to n . Burma; possibly winters in s. China, se. Asia and Malay Pen.

Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- dauurica
- poonensis
- siamensis

Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate cyanomelana, Japan, S. Korea and s. Kurile Is, wintering S to se. China, Indochina, Philippines and e. Greater Sundas, and accidental to nw. Aust.;
- intermedia ne. China, s. Russian Far East and Korea; non-breeding in Taiwan, Hainan, SE Asia, Philippines and Greater Sundas..

Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- calliope
- camtschatkensis
- beicki

Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- bochaiensis
- cyane
- nechaevi

Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina Taxonomic changes ( HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
Blue Rock Thrush (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies philippinensis (P.L.S. Müller, 1776), far e. Russia, Sakhalin, Kurile Is, Japan, Ryukyu I., ne. China and Korea; wintering S to se. China, Philippines and Indonesian Arch., and vagrant to New Guinea and se. Qld.
- Extralimitally,
  - subspecies pandoo (Sykes, 1832), central Himalayas to central and e. China and nw. Vietnam; wintering S through e. India and se. Asia to Greater Sundas;
  - nominate solitarius, nw. Africa, central Europe to Italy and n. Balkans, n. Turkey and Transcaucasia; wintering S to n. Africa and Saudi Arabia;
  - longirostris (Blyth, 1847), Greece through s. Turkey and sw. Asia to Tien Shan and nw. Himalayas; wintering S from ne. Africa to n. India;
  - madoci Chasen, 1940, Malay Pen. and n. Sumatra.

Mountain Wheatear Myrmecocichla monticola Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Mountain Chat (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate monticola, s. Namibia and Cape Province to Swaziland and central Transvaal, Africa; apparent vagrant to Prince Edward Is;
- albipileata (Bocage, 1867), coastal central Angola;
- nigricauda Traylor, 1961, inland central Angola;
- atmorii Tristram, 1869, w. Namibia.

Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- leucorhoa
- oenanthe
- libanotica

Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

Monotypic.

Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae) Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Red-capped Flowerpecker Dicaeum geelvinkianum

Polytypic
- Subspecies albopunctatum d’Albertis & Salvadori, 1879, n. Torres Str. islands (Saibai, Boigu), also central-s. New Guinea (s. Trans-Fly region) and Daru I.
- Extralimitally, about ten further subspecies (eight in AviList) in New Guinea, islands in Geelvink Bay and D’Entrecasteaux Arch., but excluding Vogelkop.

Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic
(Polytypic in AviList 2025: hirundinaceum and ignicolle)

Spiderhunters and Sunbirds (Nectariniidae) Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris frenatus Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies frenatus S. Müller, 1843, coastal w. and e. C. York Pen., islands in Torres Str., and ne. Qld S to round Broad Sound–Keppel Bay; also n. Moluccas, Aru Is and New Guinea except Mamberamo basin.
- Extralimitally, three subspecies from Sulawesi, Sangihe, Talaud, Salayar, and adjacent smaller islands, Banggai and Sula islands (off eastern Sulawesi), Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Islands
Subspecific limits in Aust. and e. Papuasia unsettled (DAB, p. 726).

Weavers and allies (Ploceidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies (Estrildidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Pictorella Mannikin Heteromunia pectoralis

Monotypic.

Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata

Monotypic.

Red-eared Firetail Stagonopleura oculata

Monotypic.

Beautiful Firetail Stagonopleura bella Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic
(Polytypic in AviList 2025: bella, interposita and samueli)

Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate phaeton, nw. Aust. , from King Sound, WA, E to lower reaches of Nicholson R. in se. Gulf of Carpentaria, nw. Qld, including Kimberley Div. and Arnhem Land, and extending S to n. Fitzroy and upper reaches of Ord and Victoria R. Drainage Basins, WA-NT, and n. Barkly Tableland in NT- nw. Qld, with isolated outlier along ne. Qld coast between Princess Charlotte Bay and Broad Sound to drainage basins of Lower Dawson and Mackenzie Rs;
- evangelinae d’Albertis & Salvadori, 1879, middle C. York Pen., from Iron Ra. and Albatross Bay S to Princess Charlotte Bay and lower Mitchell R.; and extralimitally in Trans-Fly region, central-so New Guinea.

Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis

Polytypic
- Subspecies minor (A.J. Campbell, 1901), coastal and subcoastal C. York Pen., n. Qld, S to around C. Melville and C. Flattery (and Cooktown?) in E and to around lower reaches of Mitchell R. in W;
- nominate temporalis, coastal and subcoastal e. Aust., patchily from Atherton region, ne. Qld, S and SW to Mt Lofty Ras and Kangaroo I., SA, and inland to w. slopes of Great Divide; introduced to metropolitan Perth.

Painted Finch Emblema pictum

Monotypic.

Star Finch Emblema ruficauda Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- subclarescens (Mathews, 1912), in three disjunct populations in coastal and near-inland drainages of nw. Aust.:
- in nw. Pilbara between Shark Bay and De Grey R., WA;
- lower reaches of Fitzroy R. Drainage Basin, w. Kimberley Div., WA; and
- coastal plains of Cambridge and Joseph Bonaparte Gulfs, e. Kimberley Div., WA, through n. NT, to sw. Gulf of Carpentaria, round Roper R. and lower reaches of McArthur R.;
- clarescens (Hartert, 1899), central C. York Pen., Qld, from n. Princess Charlotte Bay and Archer R., S to se. Gulf of Carpentaria in W, and round Cooktown–Mossman in E
- nominate ruficauda, central-e. Qld, from Burdekin R. Drainage, E to coast between Halifax Bay and Pt Curtis, and S along w. watershed of Great Divide, formerly S to upper reaches of Darling R. Drainage Basin, NSW, Liverpool Plains, and W to upper e. L. Eyre Drainage Basin.

Plum-headed Finch Emblema modestum Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate bichenovii, e. Aust., from n. C. York Pen., Qld, S to E. Gippsland and w. slopes of Snowy Mts in Vic. and NSW, extending W to se. Gulf of Carpentaria and middle reaches of Barcoo–Upper Diamantina R. Drainage Basin in Qld, and mid-Darling R. Drainage Basin and w. Riverina in NSW;
- annulosa (Gould, 1840), coastal and subcoastal nw. and n. Aust., from Dampier Land, WA, E to Calvert R. in s. Gulf of Carpentaria, and extending S to upper Fitzroy, Ord and Victoria R. Drainage Basins in WA and NT, and n. Barkly Tableland, NT.

Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies castanotis (Gould, 1837), throughout inland Aust., from s. C. York Pen. and Kimberley Div., S to central Vic., Murray-Mallee, Adelaide Plains and upper Yorke and Eyre Pens, SA, Nullarbor Plain and s. Wheatbelt of WA, and from w. slopes of Great Divide and upper Dawson-Mackenzie Rs Drainage Basins, central-e. Qld, W to coast from round Bunbury N to King Sound, sw. Kimberley Div.
- Extralimitally, nominate guttata, w. and e. Lesser Sundas.

Masked Finch Poephila personata

Polytypic
- Nominate personata, nw. Aust., between King Sound, WA, and se. Gulf of Carpentaria (lower reaches of Nicholson R.), nw. Qld, S to middle reaches of Fitzroy, Ord and Victoria R. Drainage Basins in WA–NT, and n. Barkly Tableland, NT–nw. Qld;
- leucotis Gould, 1847, C. York Pen., n. Qld., S to se. Gulf of Carpentaria (lower reaches of Norman R.) in W and to Lynd–Einasleigh Uplands and round C. Melville and C. Flattery in E.

Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda

Polytypic
- Nominate acuticauda, Kimberley Div., WA, between Dampier Land and Ord R. Drainage Basin, S to Fitzroy R. Drainage Basin;
- hecki Heinroth, 1900, from middle reaches of Daly and upper reaches of Roper R. Drainage Basins in Arnhem Land, E to round Leichhardt R., in se. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage Basin, nw. Qld.

Black-throated Finch Poephila cincta

Polytypic
- Nominate cincta, central-e. Aust., from Upper Burdekin–Flinders R. Drainage Basins, Qld, S to about NSW–Qld border, and from coast between Halifax and Moreton Bays, Qld, inland to upper reaches of Darling R. Drainage Basin (formerly to upper reaches of Hunter R. and e.-central NSW), and w. slopes of Great Divide
- atropygialis Diggles, 1876, s. and central C. York Pen., from Princess Charlotte and Albatross Bays, S and SW to upper reaches of Mitchell R. Drainage Basin and se. Gulf of Carpentaria, n. Qld.

Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Monotypic.

Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata
Scaly-breasted Munia (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies topela (Swinhoe, 1863), indigenous to se. Asia, from s. and se. China, Taiwan and Hainan S through Laos, n. Vietnam, se. Burma (Myanmar) and Thailand to Malay Pen.; introduced to coastal e. Aust., occurring from C. York Pen. S to round Sydney.
- Extralimitally, c. 11 other subspecies (10 in AviList 2025), from Pakistan, Assam, Peninsular India, Sri Lanka and s.-central China, E through central and n. Burma, to Greater Sundas, Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi and the Philippines. Also introduced elsewhere (see Distribution and Population).

Pale-headed Munia Lonchura pallida Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Yellow-rumped Mannikin Lonchura flaviprymna

Monotypic.

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax

Polytypic
- Nominate castaneothorax, coastal and subcoastal nw., ne. and central-e. Aust., from King Sound, WA, through Tiwi islands, NT, and s. Torres Str., and thence S to Illawarra Region, se. NSW; also introduced to New Caledonia, Society Is, and sw. Pacific islands.
- Extralimitally,
  - ramsayi Delacour, 1943, coastal Papuan Pen., se. New Guinea
  - sharpii (Madarász, 1894), lowland n. New Guinea between e. Geelvink Bay and Huon Gulf
  - boschmai Junge, 1952, Wissel L. region, nw. New Guinea
  - uropygialis Stresemann & Paludan, 1934, head of Geelvink Bay, w. New Guinea.

Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Blue-faced Parrot-Finch Erythrura trichroa Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Blue-faced Parrotfinch (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies sigillifer (De Vis, 1897) e. coastal C. York Pen., S to Cairns and Atherton–Evelyn Tablelands, ne. Qld, mountains of New Guinea, ne. and se. New Guinea Archs, and mountains of New Britain and New Ireland.
- Extralimitally, nine other subspecies (10 in AviList 2025) from Sulawesi and n. and s. Moluccas to Palau, Caroline Is, Mussau, se. Solomon Is (Guadalcanal), Banks Is, Vanuatu and Loyalty Is.

Accentors (Prunellidae)

Dunnock Prunella modularis

Polytypic
- Subspecies occidentalis (Hartert, 1910), indigenous to Scotland (except Hebrides), England and w. France; introduced and established throughout NZ, including Stewart I., and several outlying island groups (see below).
- Extralimitally, five to seven subspecies (six in AviList 2025) from Ireland and Hebrides (Scotland), and Europe E through Ukraine to n. Middle East and n. Iran; nominate modularis migrates from n. and central Europe to s. Europe and n. Africa, and others to s. Middle East.

Snowfinches and Old World Sparrows (Passeridae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

Polytypic
- Introduced Aust. populations occur from central Murray R. and Riverina, NSW, S along w. slopes of Great Divide to w. Gippsland and Port Phillip Bay, Vic.; subspecific identity not certain, but appear to be introgressant between nominate montanus and saturatus (see Geographical Variation).
- Nominate montanus from w. Europe and Middle East to n. Kazakhstan, Altai, ne. Mongolia and nw. Manchuria; subspecies saturatus Stejneger, 1885, central-e. and e. China, s. Korea, s. Kuril Is, Ryukyu Is, Sakhalin, Japan, Taiwan and Philippines.
- Extralimitally, a number of subspecies from Asia Minor to se. Manchuria, Amurland and n. Korea S to e. Iran, s. Himalayan foothills, s. Assam and s. China to Philippines, Sulawesi, Greater and Lesser Sundas (see Geographical Variation).

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Polytypic
- Nominate domesticus, w. and n. Europe and w. Russia through Kazakhstan and central and e. Siberia to nw. Manchuria, Amurland, n. Sakhalin and n. Hokkaido, Japan; introduced and established throughout e. Aust., from C. York Pen. and s. islands of Torres Str., S and W through w. L. Eyre Basin to Eyre Pen. and Great Aust. Bight; throughout NZ, including Stewart I.; and on Norfolk I. Also introduced N. and S. America, Caribbean islands, Hawaiian islands, Falkland Is, and S. Africa.
- Extralimitally, another 10–11 subspecies (11 in AviList 2025) from s. Europe through Middle East, n. Africa and Saudi Arabia to n. Iran, s. Kazakhstan, nw. Xinjiang, China, Himalayas and s. Asia to Laos.

Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- Nominate cinerea, throughout much of Palaearctic: in Britain and Europe, nw. Africa and Canary Is, Iran and Afghanistan E to Himalayas, central and e. China, and through much of Siberia E to Kamchatka Pen., Korea, Japan and Taiwan; winter s. and w. Europe, w., n and e. Africa, Middle East and Arabia, s. and se. Asia, Philippines, Indonesian Arch., w. New Guinea and n. and e. Aust.;
- patriciae Vaurie, 1957, Azores;
- schmitzi Tschusi, 1900, Madeira.
- Extra subspecies in BLI 2022: melanope; robusta; schmitzi; and canariensis (these extra subspecies not included in AviList 2025)

Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
Eleven subspecies in BLI 2022 (ten in AviList 2025).

Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate citreola breeds ne. Europe to central Siberia, Mongolia and nw. Manchuria, wintering S to Baluchistan, India, n. Thailand, n. Vietnam and se. China;
- werae (Buturlin, 1907), e. Europe and Ukraine to Kazakhstan and nw. Xinjiang, China, wintering S to sw. and s. Asia (not recognised in AviList 2025)
- calcarata Hodgson, 1836, e. Iran, mountains of central Asia and Himalayas to central China, wintering s. Asia, from Afghanistan, through Pakistan, n. India and Nepal to Burma.

Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
Subspeciation complex; with 6 subspecies recognized in BLI 2022 (four in AviList 2025) (see Geographical Variation), breeding from north and central Asia to ne. Siberia and Alaska; subspecies overlap geographically with variable introgression. All subspecies are migratory, wintering mainly in se. Asia and Indonesian Arch. (Vaurie et al. 1960; Alström & Mild 2003; Dickinson 2003; see Distribution, Geographical Variation). Two subspecies recorded HANZAB region:
- taivana (Swinhoe, 1863), which breeds Lena R. and Vilyuy region, Russia, S and SE through Amur region to around Sea of Okhostk, and Sakhalin and n. Hokkaido; winters from se. Asia and Philippines through Indonesia and in Aust. and its territories as for simillima;
- subspecies tschutschensis Gmelin, 1789, breeds from n. Kamchatka and Chukotskiy Pens to Alaska and is likely to winter in Aust. occasionally; Alström & Mild (2003) combine simillima with tschutschensis under the latter name.

White Wagtail Motacilla alba Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
- leucopsis Gould, 1838, breeds middle Amur Basin, se. Russia, S through Ussuriland, n.-central, ne. and e. China and Korea to sw. Japan and Taiwan; winters S to e. and se. Asia, including s. China, most of Indochina S to central Thailand, Burma, Bangladesh, n. and ne. India and Nepal, occasionally Japan, Indonesian Arch. and Aust.;
- ocularis Swinhoe, 1860, breeds n.-central and e. Siberia E to n. coasts of Sea of Okhotsk, n. Kamchatka Pen., Chukotskiy Pen. and across Bering Str. to w. Alaska; winters S to e. and se. Asia, including s. China, S from Huang He R., through Indochina, Thailand, Burma, ne. India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Philippines, and occasionally Indonesian Arch. and Aust., and with vagrants in w. N. America;
- lugens (in WLAB 4.1) breeds e. Siberia and n. Japan, winters in Japan and eastern Asia;
- baicalensis Swinhoe, 1871, breeds s.-central and s. Siberia, E to Stanovoy Ra., S to central Mongolia and far-ne. China; winters S to s. and se. Asia, from n. India, Bangladesh, n. Burma, n. Thailand and s. China, possibly W to Iran and Afghanistan, and occasionally to Indonesian Arch. and possibly Aust., Japan and Pakistan. These subspecies possibly intergrade where their breeding ranges abut.
- Extralimitally, another 5–7 subspecies (five in AviList 2025) breeding from Europe and nw. Africa through w. Russia and Middle East to central Siberia, s. China, Iran, Himalayas, n. India and Burma, and wintering in n. and central Africa and sw. and s. Asia. For full details of breeding and wintering distribution of subspecies, see Alström & Mild (2003).

Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Monotypic.

New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
Species and subspecies limits subject to much debate; here we treat A’asian populations as a distinct species, Australasian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae (cf. Christidis & Boles [1994]; see Geographical Variation). Subspecies:
- nominate novaeseelandiae, NI and SI, NZ, including Stewart I. and offshore islands; possibly vagrant to Lord Howe I.
- chathamensis Lorenz-Liburnau, 1902, Chatham Is
- aucklandicus G.R. Gray, 1862, Auckland and Campbell Is
- steindachneri Reischek, 1889, Antipodes Is

Australian Pipit Anthus australis Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- bistriatus (Swainson, 1837), Tas. and islands of Bass Str.
- bilbali Mathews, 1912, Kangaroo I., s. Yorke Pen. and w. and s. Eyre Pen., SA, and sw. Aust., S of Irwin R. and mulga–eucalypt boundary W from about Pt Culver
- australis Vieillot, 1818, all mainland Aust. except range of preceding subspecies, N to central Kimberley Div., WA, Victoria R. Drainage and Barkly Tableland, NT, and middle se. Gulf of Carpentaria Drainage and central C. York Pen. and region of Cooktown, Qld
- rogersi Mathews, 1913, coastal n. Aust., from Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, E to nw. Cape York Pen., and on ne. coast of C. York Pen. between Portland Roads and C. Melville
- extralimitally, exiguus Greenway, 1935, central montane New Guinea.

South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus

Monotypic.

Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate gustavi, n. Russia, from Pechora Region through central-n. and ne. Siberia, S to c. 64°N, to Chukotskiy and Kamchatka Pens and Komandorskiye Is, Bering Sea; wintering S through e. Asia and Philippines to Borneo and Wallacea
- stejnegeri Commander Is (Komandorskiye Is) ; probably migrates to E Asia (not recognised as separate from subspecies gustavi in AviList 2025)
- menzbieri Shulpin, 1928, s. Ussuriland (Amur R.) and far ne. China; wintering grounds not known. .

Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- trivialis
- schlueteri (not recognised in AviList 2025)
- haringtoni.

Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus

Monotypic.

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies (Fringillidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
Eurasian Chaffinch (AviList 2025) Chaffinch (NZCL 2024)

Polytypic
- gengleri Kleinschmidt, 1909, introduced and established throughout NI, SI and Stewart I., NZ (Niethammer 1971), also Chatham, Snares, Auckland and Campbell Is. New Zealand birds have reached Macquarie I., Norfolk I. and Lord Howe I. Indigenous to British Isles.
- Extralimitally, five further subspecies in AviList 2025 after species split.

Common Greenfinch Chloris chloris Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)
European Greenfinch (AviList 2025, NZCL 2024)

Polytypic
Source forms of Aust. populations probably either nominate chloris (occurring naturally across n. Europe E to w. Siberia), or harrisoni (Clancey, 1940) (from British Isles), or both of these subspecies with intergradation (DAB, p. 777). Now occur in coastal urban se. Aust. between Sydney and Adelaide, also Tas. and Bass Str. islands. Source forms of NZ populations unclear, but possibly subspecies aurantiiventris (Cabanis, 1851), introduced and established throughout NI, SI and Stewart I., NZ (Niethammer 1971), also Chatham and Norfolk Is, indigenous to s. Europe from s. France and central Spain to Croatia and w. Greece. Extralimitally, up to seven further subspecies throughout Europe and Mediterranean Sea S to n. Africa and Middle East, E through Russia and Asia Minor to n. Iran and sw. Asia including Turkmenistan, central Tadzhikistan and Kyrgystan.

Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)
Redpoll (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies cabaret (P.L.S. Müller, 1776), birds probably of this subspecies introduced to NI and SI, and now established throughout NI, SI and Stewart I., NZ, also on Macquarie, Lord Howe, Kermadec, Chatham, Snares, Antipodes, Auckland and Campbell Is, indigenous from central and nw. Europe to British Isles, wintering in w. and s. Europe.
- Extralimitally,
  - nominate flammea, n. Europe, Siberia, n. America, wintering in s. Europe, central and e. Asia and mid-N. America
  - rostrata (Coues, 1862), e. Canada, Greenland and Iceland, wintering in ne. USA and nw. Europe.
Identity of subspecies in HANZAB region contentious (DAB, p. 781).

European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Subspecies britannica (Hartert, 1903), introduced and established throughout se. Aust., from round Brisbane, SW along Great Divide to Riverina, NSW, Murray–Mallee and SA gulfs and Kangaroo I., and S through Vic. to Tas., including islands in Bass Str.; also Norfolk I.; and NI, SI, Stewart, Chatham, Snares and Auckland Is, NZ (Niethammer 1971); indigenous to British Isles, w. Netherlands and nw. France, wintering in sw. Europe.
- Extralimitally, 9 subspecies from all Europe E through w. Russia and Asia Minor to sw. Siberia.

Old World Buntings (Emberizidae)

Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- aureola
- ornata
Both subspecies winter in southeastern Asia.

Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus

Monotypic.

Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella

Polytypic
- Subspecies caliginosa Clancey, 1914, introduced and established on NI, SI and Stewart I., NZ, spreading to Chatham and Kermadec Is and straying to Lord Howe, Campbell and Snares Is; indigenous to n. and w. British Isles.
- Extralimitally
  - nominate citrinella from w. Europe to w. Russia, w. Balkans and Greece, wintering in n. Africa
  - erythrogenys Brehm, 1855, e. Balkans, Ukraine and e. European Russia to Trans-Baikalia, wintering in sw. and w.-central Asia and Mongolia.

New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies (Icteridae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Polytypic
- Nominate loyca, s. Chile and s. Argentina;
- catamarcanus (Zotta, 1937), nw. Argentina;
- obscurus Nores & Yzurieta, 1979, n.-central Argentina;
- falklandicus (Leverkühn, 1889), Falkland Is.
Nominate and falklandicus are the subspecies likely to stray to S. Georgia.

Tanagers and Allies (Thraupidae) Taxonomic changes (AviList 2025)

Mourning Sierra-finch Rhopospina fruticeti Taxonomic changes (HANZAB 2023)

Polytypic
Three subspecies in South America.

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