Thoughts on ticking of subspecies
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:00 am
Talking about Subspecies which I am fascinated in...
I'd love to here your thoughts on ticking off multiple subspecies, nationalising our more unique endemic subspecies and protecting our subspecies from a influx arrival of a subspecies from Australia....
For example....
Can you or would you tick off a Boobook in Australia and a Morepork in New Zealand, Silver Gull in Australia and a red-billed gull in New Zealand... OR... If you came across a banded Pied shag from Australia happily content on living in a fresh water environment miles from the coastline... (haha how would you know he or she was happy being in fresh water...) and for that matter, a Australian banded Little Pied shag.
Imagine if you came across a clearly banded Australian Little shag/Pied shag hanging out with their New Zealand relatives. Would you be tempted to tick off two species of Black shag if you were to come across an Australian banded Black shag, are they be unique enough to list them in the Bird sightings and alerts section, are they unique enough to nationalise them as our very own endemic species.
If you came across a flock of banded Australian or New Caledonian Fairy tern at Mangawhai... Would DOC need to be informed to prevent another subspecies from potentially interbreeding and wiping out another Subspecies..
Some very interesting but very unlikely situations that we are very unlikely to come across but something that should be discussed should these events ever take place... Imagine seeing a banded Boobook in Kaitaia....
I'd love to here your thoughts on ticking off multiple subspecies, nationalising our more unique endemic subspecies and protecting our subspecies from a influx arrival of a subspecies from Australia....
For example....
Can you or would you tick off a Boobook in Australia and a Morepork in New Zealand, Silver Gull in Australia and a red-billed gull in New Zealand... OR... If you came across a banded Pied shag from Australia happily content on living in a fresh water environment miles from the coastline... (haha how would you know he or she was happy being in fresh water...) and for that matter, a Australian banded Little Pied shag.
Imagine if you came across a clearly banded Australian Little shag/Pied shag hanging out with their New Zealand relatives. Would you be tempted to tick off two species of Black shag if you were to come across an Australian banded Black shag, are they be unique enough to list them in the Bird sightings and alerts section, are they unique enough to nationalise them as our very own endemic species.
If you came across a flock of banded Australian or New Caledonian Fairy tern at Mangawhai... Would DOC need to be informed to prevent another subspecies from potentially interbreeding and wiping out another Subspecies..
Some very interesting but very unlikely situations that we are very unlikely to come across but something that should be discussed should these events ever take place... Imagine seeing a banded Boobook in Kaitaia....