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Diet of the Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus in the Illawarra Region, New South Wales, Australia

Posted: 05/06/2016
Author(s): Matthew Mo and David R. Waterhouse

Phenological patterns in fruiting are an important facet of avian frugivore ecology. The annual diet of the Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus has been documented mainly in the northern parts of its distribution. Less diverse assemblages of fruiting plants are expected in the more temperate regions. This paper reports on a five-year dietary study in the […]

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Importance of ‘pre-adaptation’, consumer opportunism and limited interference competition in facilitating urban living by exotic Common Mynas

Posted: 05/06/2016
Author(s): Sophie Meles-Taberner and Alan Lill

Introduced Common Mynas Sturnus tristis, are abundant in many eastern Australian cities, towns and adjacent rural (exurban) areas. They are widely considered to be pests, because they nest in house roofs, form noisy roosting aggregations, may spread human pathogens and allegedly negatively impact upon native birds through competition for food and nest sites. To test […]

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Seabird Islands of the Lord Howe Group, New South Wales – complete issue

Posted: 29/04/2016
Category: Issue 4
Author(s): Nicholas Carlile and David Priddel

Commencing in the 1980s, Sooty Terns once again began breeding in areas on Lord Howe that had been cleared of feral animals. Red-tailed Tropicbirds, Brown Noddies, Providence Petrels and Black-winged Petrels also increased dramatically in numbers. Two seabird species even recolonised Lord Howe Island from the offshore islets – in 1990, the Black Noddy and […]

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