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Australia,Indonesia,New Caledonia,Papua New Guinea,Singapore,Solomon Islands,Vanuatu,
IOC 13.1 Subspecies
Group
Subspecies
Breeding Range
haematodus
Buru (wc Moluccas), Ambon and Seram (ec Moluccas), Tayandu Is. (s Moluccas), Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea) and w, nc New Guinea
caeruleiceps
Trans-Fly (sc New Guinea) and n Torres Strait is. (far ne Australia)
micropteryx
ne, se New Guinea
flavicans
Admiralty Is. and Lavongai (=New Hanover; nw, wc Bismarck Arch.)
nigrogularis
Kai Is. (se Moluccas) and Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea)
nesophilus
Ninigo and ?Hermit Is. (Western Is., Bismarck Arch.)
massena
islets from Schouten Is. (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) to Budibudi (e of Woodlark, e of se New Guinea), Bismarck Arch., Solomon Is. including Temotu (=Santa Cruz Is.; but not Rennell) and Vanuatu
deplanchii
Grande Terre and Ile des Pins (New Caledonia; introduced Ouvea, w Loyalty Is.)
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)
PAL
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)