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THE DIET OF GENTOO PENGUINS Pygoscelis papua IN EARLY WINTER AT HEARD ISLAND
Posted: 13/08/2021In Gentoo Penguin faecal samples taken from both sides of the Heard Island Spit, the most common prey was Parathemisto gaudichaudii followed by fish. There were significant differences 1n the diet between the north and south sides of the Spit, only three kilometres apart. The main difference was the presence of Euphausia vallentini in 46.7 […]
Read MoreBird in the Hand: YELLOW-THROATED SCRUB-WREN Sericornis citreogularis
Posted: 13/08/2021Recovery Round-up: Volume 16 – Issue 4
Posted: 13/08/2021Corrigenda: Volume 16 – Issue 3
Posted: 13/08/2021Birds killed on a primary road in southern New South Wales. B. J. Lepschi. p. 75 – Methods. lines 9 and 10: ‘May 1990’ to read ‘March 1990’ p. 75 – insert: Figure I. Study area showing survey route. p. 77 – insert: Figure 2. Cummulative distribution and numbers of birds found dead along survey […]
Read MoreBREEDING SUCCESS OF THE AUSTRALIAN PELICAN Pelecanus conspicillatus ON LAKE EYRE SOUTH IN 1990
Posted: 13/08/2021A large colony of pelicans bred on three islands in Lake Eyre South during early 1990. A maximum of 90 000 chicks fledged from an estimated 104 000 eggs laid. The chicks which hatched late in the season experienced a greater mortality than the chicks which hatched early. Banding the young was a useful tool […]
Read MoreCENSUSES AND BREEDING RECORDS OF THE MAGPIE GOOSE Anseranas semipalmata ON THE COASTAL WETLANDS OF CENTRAL QUEENSLAND
Posted: 13/08/2021A resident but fluctuating population of Magpie Geese was recorded on the central Queensland coast during twice monthly counts on 13 wetlands between February 1987 and December 1989. The mean population on these wetlands in 1987 was 1 225± 136SE (n=23), in 1988 771 ±132SE (n=25), and in 1989 2 848±290SE (n=27). Successful breeding was […]
Read MoreWATERBIRDS AT MINDEN DAM, SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND, 1979 TO 1987, AND FACTORS INFLUENCING THEIR ABUNDANCE
Posted: 13/08/2021Waterbirds were monitored at approximately three-week intervals from June 1979 through May 1 987 at Minden Dam, south-east Queensland. Thirty-four species were observed, 3 to 19 species in each count. Mean counts were highest for Dusky Moorhen, followed by Eurasian Coot, Little Black Cormorant, Pacific Black Duck, Cattle Egret and Australasian Grebe. These species, except […]
Read MoreBook Review: A Bird Observatory at Moruya, NSW, 1975-84
Posted: 13/08/2021ABUNDANCE, DIET AND ROOSTING DEFECATIONS OF THE TORRESIAN IMPERIAL-PIGEON Ducula spilorrhoa IN DARWIN
Posted: 13/08/2021Observations on seasonal variation in the presence of the Torresian Imperial-Pigeon in Darwin, Northern Territory, indicate that number s are highest between September and April. The diet in a suburban environment is dominated by a few plant species, of which the Carpentaria palm is the most important.
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