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Recovery Round-up: Volume 32 – Issue 3/4
Posted: 17/04/2021Book Review: Glimpses of Paradise: The Quest for the Beautiful Parakeet
Posted: 17/04/2021A SURVEY OF DIURNAL RAPTORS IN THE WET-DRY TROPICS, NORTHERN AUSTRALIA
Posted: 17/04/2021The relative abundance of diurnal raptors in the Australian wet-dry tropics during the early dry season (winter) was measured during a twelve day, 3 024 kilometres road transect survey from northern Western Australia to northern Queensland in 2006. The results are compared with base-line data obtained during the nation-wide ‘Birds of Prey Watch’ scheme conducted […]
Read MoreWINTER DIET OF SOUTHERN BOOBOOKS Ninox novaeseelandiae IN CANBERRA 1997–2005
Posted: 17/04/2021There are few studies of Southern Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae diet and only two major studies of winter (nonbreeding) diet. In this analysis of winter diet in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia, prey remains and pellets were gathered from five adult males and five adult females wintering in nature parks and Canberra suburbs during 1997–2005. The […]
Read MoreTHE ABUNDANCE AND MOVEMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN WHITE IBIS Threskiornis molucca IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT
Posted: 17/04/2021The Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca has established large, permanent populations in many urbanised areas of coastal eastern Australia, and many agencies aim to reduce its numbers. This study investigates daily and seasonal trends in the abundance and movements of ibis in Centennial Park (a large inner-city park of Sydney, NSW) from autumn to mid-winter […]
Read MoreOUT ON THE TOWN: WINTER FEEDING ECOLOGY OF LORIKEETS IN URBAN PARKLAND
Posted: 17/04/2021Rainbow Trichoglossus haematodus and Musk Glossopsitta concinna Lorikeets have increased in abundance in Melbourne, Australia in recent years. We documented the diet and feeding behaviour of these lorikeets at 20 parkland sites in autumn and winter to increase our understanding of factors facilitating this urban colonisation. Both species’ diets were dominated (≥89%) by nectar and/or […]
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