Australia,Indonesia,Malaysia,New Caledonia,Papua New Guinea,Philippines,Samoa,Solomon Islands,Vanuatu,
IOC 13.1 Subspecies
Group
Subspecies
Breeding Range
griseogularis
Philippines (except Palawan group), Mantanani (w of ne Borneo), Sipadan and Maratua (e of ne, c Borneo)
anthracina
Palawan group (w Philippines)
metallica
Sumba to Timor region (Lesser Sundas) and Tanimbar Is. (s Moluccas)
halmaheira
Talaud Is. (ne of ne Sulawesi), Banggai and Sula is. (e of Sulawesi), Kai Is. (se Moluccas), New Guinea and satellites, New Ireland and New Britain (e Bismarck Arch.) and Bougainville to Makira (n to se Solomon Is.)
leopoldi
Vanuatu
hypoenochroa
Grande Terre, Ile des Pins and Loyalty Is. (New Caledonia)
godmanae † †
Lord Howe I. (far e of Australia)
vitiensis
Fiji (sw Polynesia)
castaneiceps
Savaii and Upolu and satellites (w Samoa, c Polynesia)
Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara)
AN
Antarctica
AO
Atlantic Ocean
AU
Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu)
EU
Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan)
IO
Indian Ocean
LA
Latin America (Middle and South America)
MA
Middle America (Mexico through Panama)
NA
North America (includes the Caribbean)
NO
Northern oceans
OR
Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas)
