Publications

Leg bands are one of the oldest and most widespread of methods used to mark individual birds for study, but different kinds of bands may influence results obtained. We compared recoveries from closed aluminium and butt-ended stainless steel leg bands deployed on Australian Pelicans Pelecanus conspicillatus between 1968 and 2004. All 64 recoveries from the […]

This section is prepared with the co-operation of the Secretary, Australian Bird and Bat Banding Schemes, Australian Nature Conservation Agency. The recoveries are only a selection of the thousands received each year; they are not a complete list and should not be analysed in full or part without prior consent of the banders concerned. Longevity […]

Welcome Swallows Hirundo neoxena breeding in eleven sites less than or equal to 12 kilometres apart in southern Victoria were studied over three successive seasons. Many aspects of nest use and egg production and survival agreed with information derived from a compendium of records for other temperate Australian localities. However, significant seasonal differences occurred in: […]

Rabbits form a significant component of the diet of the Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax, particularly in temperate mainland Australia. The breeding-season diet of this eagle species was studied on Kangaroo Island, South Australia – a large island lacking rabbits. Wedge-tailed Eagles at three nest sites consumed mostly mammals (67% of prey individuals; 95% biomass; five […]

Sex bias is reported among an increasing number of bird populations. However, where sex ratio determination involves captured birds, the possibility of a sex bias associated with trapping must be excluded before a population-level sex bias can be reasonably inferred (Weston et al. 2004). For cage traps, sexual size dimorphism may influence the rate at […]

The Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca has recently expanded its breeding range from inland wetlands into coastal areas of eastern Australia. Here it inhabits many urban environments and its high abundances require management. However, the lack of knowledge on large-scale abundances and movements of ibises prevents the development of appropriate management. This study investigates the […]

This section is prepared with the co-operation of the Secretary, Australian Bird and Bat Banding Schemes, Australian Nature Conservation Agency. The recoveries are only a selection of the thousands received each year; they are not a complete list and should not be analysed in full or part without prior consent of the banders concerned. Longevity […]

A species inventory aims to list all of the species present in an area over some period of time. Exhaustive sampling is rarely practical and estimator models can be applied to predict total species richness. Four bird survey methods have been evaluated for species inventory in a northern New South Wales subtropical rainforest. Total sampling […]

The Black Noddy Anous minutus breeds on vegetated islands off the coast of Queensland, Australia, including Lady Elliot Island, the southern-most island in the Great Barrier Reef. An estimate of breeding pairs on Lady Elliot Island shows an increase on earlier estimates and approaches 30 000 pairs. Nests were found in ten species of tree/shrub. […]