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Obituary – Charles Alan (Alan) Lill
Posted: 28/10/2023Dispersal of juvenile Southern Scrub-robins Drymodes brunneopygia in the Murray Mallee of South Australia
Posted: 28/10/2023A key to successful species conservation is knowledge of how an animal moves among habitats, especially in highly fragmented landscapes. The Southern Scrub-robin Drymodes brunneopygia is a sedentary, ground-foraging, insectivorous bird that inhabits shrubby Mallee habitat across the southern states of mainland Australia. Due to habitat loss and fragmentation in the Murray Mallee region of […]
Read MoreObservations of the use of a nest box by Peregrine Falcons Falco peregrinus macropus: Breeding behaviour and parental contribution
Posted: 30/09/2023Webcams have become an increasingly popular way to learn about birds of prey at natural nests and nest boxes. However, there have been few in-depth published studies of behaviour emanating from these initiatives, despite close observation and around-the-clock data collection capabilities. In Orange, New South Wales, observations have been made of the use of a […]
Read MoreForaging areas and habitat utilisation of Bulloo Grey Grasswrens (Amytornis b. barbatus) in Narriearra-Caryapundy Swamp National Park, north-western New South Wales
Posted: 14/09/2023The threatened Bulloo Grey Grasswren (Amytornis b. barbatus) was studied over a 6-year period in the ephemeral flood channels of the Bulloo River system, within the Narriearra-Caryapundy Swamp National Park, NSW. Building on earlier work, this study aimed to better delineate the size of foraging areas and determine the vegetation communities in which these birds […]
Read MoreBanding Snippet – Movement of birds in the lower Blue Mountains, NSW
Posted: 24/08/2023Detection of the endangered Tasmanian Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae castanops using passive acoustic monitoring
Posted: 24/08/2023The Tasmanian Masked Owl (Tyto novaehollandiae castanops) is endangered, primarily due to on-going habitat loss, though significant knowledge gaps in its ecology and spatial distribution have hindered conservation actions. Over the past 30 years, survey techniques for Masked Owls have largely relied on the detection of calls in response to call playback. Both passive point […]
Read MoreDiet of Southern Boobooks Ninox boobook and its relationship with breeding in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 1993–2019
Posted: 24/08/2023The breeding and non-breeding diets of the Southern Boobook Ninox boobook were studied in 16 breeding and 12 non-breeding territories in Canberra, ACT, from 1993–2019 by analysis of regurgitated pellets and prey remains under roosts and nests. The aim of the study was to investigate possible differences in diet composition over time (>20 years), in […]
Read MoreUnravelling the mystery of the Mt Mulligan ‘mystery call’: analysis of a reported record of a Buff-breasted Button-quail vocalisation suggests misidentification with Painted Button-quail
Posted: 19/07/2023The Buff-breasted Button-quail Turnix olivii has not been definitively recorded since 1924. In 2017, Mathieson and Smith published details of a claimed sighting of the species near Mt Mulligan, north Queensland. These observers subsequently recorded and, in 2019, published details of a ‘mystery call’, a series of deep, booming vocalisations, which they suggested could be […]
Read MoreA long-term study of a Western Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis population: group structure and demography
Posted: 04/05/2023The Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen exhibits marked geographical variation in sociality and aspects of its demography. We conducted a 12-year investigation of a colour-banded population of Western Magpies G. t. dorsalis at Guildford, Western Australia to increase overall documentation and understanding of this variation; this report focuses on the composition of territorial groups and demography. […]
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