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BREEDING BEHAVIOUR, VOCALIZATIONS AND PLUMAGE OF THE RED-CAPPED ROBIN Petroica goodenovii IN CAPERTEE VALLEY, NEW SOUTH WALES

Posted: 03/06/2021
Author(s): VICKI POWYS

This paper describes the nesting behaviour, vocalizations and plumage of 12 pairs of Red-capped Robins Petroica goodenovii studied during the breeding season from September 2000 to March 2001 in 12 hectares of dry woodland in Capertee Valley, New South Wales. Individuals were reliably identified by plumage, song and territory. Four brown-plumaged breeding males had rust-coloured […]

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BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE RED-CAPPED ROBIN Petroica goodenovii IN CAPERTEE VALLEY, NEW SOUTH WALES

Posted: 03/06/2021
Author(s): VICKI POWYS

This paper describes the breeding biology for 12 nesting pairs of Red-capped Robins Petroica goodenovii that were studied in 12 hectares of dry woodland in Capertee Valley, New South Wales, from September 2000 to March 2001. Individuals were reliably identified by plumage, song and territory. Twenty-nine nesting attempts by 12 pairs produced 12 fledglings from […]

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A SURVEY OF THE SUPERB PARROT Polytelis swainsonii AND POTENTIAL NESTING TREE HOLLOWS ALONG ROADS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN SLOPES, NEW SOUTH WALES

Posted: 03/06/2021
Author(s): CHRIS DAVEY and DAVID PURCHASE

Action Plans for the management of Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii populations have been developed yet measures of abundance are lacking. We present a series of counts to determine the abundance of Superb Parrots and the number of potential nesting trees along road verges on the south-western slopes New South Wales. There were 2.5 possible nesting […]

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