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Australia,Indonesia,Papua New Guinea,Solomon Islands,
IOC 13.1 Subspecies
Group
Subspecies
Breeding Range
halmaherae
Halmahera, Bacan and Obi (n Moluccas) and Seram (ec Moluccas)
laetior
n New Guinea
pusillus
Kai Is. (se Moluccas), Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea), Bird's Head (nw New Guinea), wc, s, se New Guinea, D'Entrecasteaux Arch. (e of se New Guinea) and n Torres Strait is. (far n QLD, ne Australia)
ramsayi
nw NT and satellites to nw Cape York Pen., ne QLD (nc Australia)
halli
ne Cape York Pen., ne QLD to ec QLD (ne Australia)
masauji
Lavongai (=New Hanover), New Ireland, Dyaul (=Djaul, s of w New Ireland), Tabar (n of c New Ireland), Umboi (w of New Britain) and New Britain (e Bismarck Arch.)
bougainvillei
Buka to Isabel and Florida Is. (n to c Solomon Is.)
richardsi
Vellalavella to Vangunu and satellites (New Georgia group, wc Solomon 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)
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)