There are two permanent sea barriers between southeast Asia and first Wallacea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallacea) and then Australasia. The first is called the Wallace Line (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Line), and the second is called the Weber Line.
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/is-north-maluku-part-of-sahul-QsmsUpAKTkyh3O3NMuXHyA
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lydekker#/media/File%3AMap_of_Sunda_and_Sahul.svg
MELIPHAGIDAE (excluding Philemon and Melitograis) OF WALLACEA
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12533-Lichmera-argentaurisWEST OF THE WEBER LINE
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73083-Myzomela-chloroptera
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73084-Myzomela-dammermani
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289511-Myzomela-prawiradilagae
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12412-Myzomela-vulnerata
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12453-Myzomela-blasii
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/786002-Myzomela-irianawidodoae
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12312-Myza-celebensis
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12535-Lichmera-lombokia
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12536-Lichmera-monticola
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12532-Lichmera-squamata
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12537-Lichmera-deningeri
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12534-Lichmera-notabilis
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12538-Lichmera-flavicans
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12315-Myza-sarasinorum
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73085-Myzomela-wakoloensis
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1263134-Myzomela-wahe
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12416-Myzomela-boiei
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289522-Territornis-reticulata
MELIPHAGIDAE WEST OF THE WALLACE LINE
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12526-Lichmera-indistincta
The following nectariniids occur in Wallacea:
The following nectariniids occur in Australasia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia):
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I hadn't known about Weber's line! Thanks for sharing this wealth of information!
@shanafelt_ben
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@milewski Thanks for the response! I was exploring the journal feature on iNaturalist, though I wish they had it organized more efficiently. Right now the only way to view them collectively is via the community tab and journal posts, which shows all global journal entries by date and time of upload. It just so happened that my journal perusing occurred the same day as your post.
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