Wildlife of Australia is a photographic pocket guide to the most widely seen birds (350 species), mammals (70), reptiles (30) and amphibians (16) of Australia. The aim of the guide is to assist people visiting popular tourist destinations, such as Kakadu National Park, the Great Barrier Reef and the Blue Mountains, to identify the animals […]
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Book Review: Flocks of Colour
Posted: 08/12/2014Flocks of Colour is the latest collaboration between Penny Olsen and the National Library of Australia. The Library’s collection contains many hidden treasures and these publications help reveal these to the public’s eye. Non-bird topics have included botany, butterflies and the impressions of early Europeans on the strange Australian wildlife. An earlier publication, A Brush […]
Read MoreRECOVERY ROUNDUP: Volume 38 Issue 2
Posted: 08/12/2014This 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 […]
Read MoreResponse of White-bellied Sea-Eagles Haliaeetus leucogaster to encroaching human activities at nest sites
Posted: 08/12/2014Nest sites of the White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster are under increasing pressure from encroaching development and other human activities in coastal south-eastern Australia. Nests in the path of development have sometimes been destroyed or displaced, or become too disturbed for continued successful breeding.
Read MoreModelling the nesting habitat requirements of the Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax in the Australian Capital Territory using nest site characteristics
Posted: 08/12/2014Nest site characteristics of the Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax were investigated during the 2011 breeding season within the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Our objectives were to determine the nesting habitat requirements of this species in the ACT by surveying nest sites and identifying differences between habitat characteristics of nest trees and reference trees and active […]
Read MoreBanding Project Report: No. 2 – Booringa Downs, Mitchell, Queensland
Posted: 08/12/2014To document long-term and seasonal changes in the composition of the avian community, longevity of individuals within a species, numbers of sedentary and migratory species, and site fidelity among migrants in a private reserve on Booringa Downs.
Read MoreBook Review: Birds of New Zealand a Photographic Guide
Posted: 08/12/2014Any ‘birdo’ understands that a visit to a foreign country necessitates research into its birdlife and obtaining a good field guide. The avifauna of New Zealand is represented by one of the most diverse seabird assemblages in the world, whilst some of the terrestrial species are highly unique and are now known to have ancient […]
Read MoreObituary – Henry John de Suffren Disney (1919–2014)
Posted: 08/12/2014When John Disney was appointed Curator of Birds at the Australian Museum it marked the first time since the death of A.J. North in 1919 that the Museum had a person exclusively occupying the position of Curator of Birds.
Read MoreRECOVERY ROUNDUP: Volume 38 Issue 3
Posted: 08/12/2014This 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 […]
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