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Colour Banding of Sacred Ibis
Posted: 26/10/2021Recovery Round-up: Volume 3 – Issue 1
Posted: 26/10/2021Summary of the Breeding Seabirds on New South Wales Coastal Islands
Posted: 26/10/2021This summary follows on from the Seabird Island Series covering the seabird breeding islands of the New South Wales coast. Estimates of the number of breeding pairs are given for the State, the recorded nesting islands are listed and, where appropriate, brief comments are included.
Read MoreNiche Separation in Three Species of Waterbirds
Posted: 26/10/2021This study examines niche separation in three species of water birds, Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa, Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio and Eurasian Coot Fulica atra and was carried out on Sullivan’s Creek in the Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Behavioural observations were carried out over two days; twelve hours from 06:00 to 18:00 hours […]
Read MoreRecent Literature: Volume 4 – Issue 5
Posted: 24/10/2021Recovery Round-up: Volume 4 – Issue 5
Posted: 24/10/2021Birds of the Araucaria Pine Plantations and Natural Forests near Bulolo, Papua New Guinea
Posted: 24/10/2021A comparison of birds found in natural and plantation Araucaria (Hoop and Klinkii Pine) forests in the Bulolo area of Papua New Guinea led to the conclusion that, within the plantations, certain major groups of birds were missing. This may be due to a lack of specialised niches for these birds. Maturation of the plantations […]
Read MoreForaging Ecology, Territoriality and Seasonality of the Common Paradise Kingfisher at Brown River, Papua New Guinea
Posted: 24/10/2021Data on the kingfisher Tanysiptera galatea, taken at Brown River, Papua New Guinea, are presented. The species forages almost entirely in the lower understorey of rainforest or on the ground, with pronounced seasonal change involving foraging at lower levels during the wet season. Food observed was earthworms, large insects and a lizard, the worms being […]
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