The diet of the endangered Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum has not been well documented. The aim of this investigation was to collate and synthesise information from electronic and written sources to fill this knowledge gap and thus provide information that could assist in the species’ conservation. Four thousand one hundred and thirty five feeding records […]
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Book Review – Australian Falcons: Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation
Posted: 22/04/2023A trial of the use of motion-activated cameras to study Rufous Scrub-bird behaviour
Posted: 05/04/2023The Rufous Scrub-bird Atrichornis rufescens is a little-studied, cryptic species found only in a few remote locations in high altitude areas of south-eastern Australia; even its mode of locomotion and foraging methods are poorly documented. A trial of the use of motion-activated cameras (trail cameras) to study Rufous Scrub-bird behaviour was conducted in the New […]
Read MoreRecovery Round-up 2022
Posted: 15/11/2022A review of the status and biology of an enigmatic pelagic species, the Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
Posted: 09/11/2022The Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaeton rubricauda occurs throughout the tropical regions of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The species’ breeding biology is quite well documented, but its population status, at-sea behaviour and ecology are poorly understood. This review summarises information on its status, morphology, behaviour and ecology and identifies aspects of its biology requiring further research […]
Read MoreA critical examination of the occurrence of Torresian Crows Corvus orru in the Channel Country, south-western Queensland
Posted: 09/11/2022We review our survey records and those of colleagues of the occurrence of three corvid species in the Channel Country, south-western Queensland, namely the Australian Raven Corvus coronoides, Little Crow C. bennetti and Torresian Crow C. orru. We conclude that published distribution maps of the Torresian Crow in bird atlases and field guides exaggerate the […]
Read MoreIncreasing occurrence of House Swifts Apus nipalensis in Australia and an influx event to Darwin, Northern Territory
Posted: 09/11/2022The House Swift Apus nipalensis has an increasing range across Asia and is a vagrant to Australia. Within the Northern Territory, it was previously known from a single 1979 record which is also the first Australian record. An influx of birds to Darwin, Northern Territory, occurred in early 2019, with numerous sightings of up to […]
Read MoreBook Review – The Compact Australian Bird Guide
Posted: 18/10/2022Territory occupancy by Southern Rufous Scrub-birds Atrichornis rufescens ferrieri in the New England region, New South Wales monitored over two decades
Posted: 18/10/2022Over two decades (1999 to 2018), three monitoring programs have been undertaken on the Southern Rufous Scrub-bird Atrichornis rufescens ferrieri in the New England region, New South Wales. The most recent monitoring was conducted over three breeding seasons (2016 to 2018) along 12 km of transects located in scrub-bird habitat in the Horseshoe Road area. […]
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