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LARGE MORTALITY OF SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATERS Puffinus tenuirostris IN AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND SEAS IN OCTOBER 2000

Posted: 22/06/2021
Author(s): IRYNEJ SKIRA

A major mortality of Short-tailed Shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris occurred in October and November 2000 as the birds returned to their breeding colonies in southern Australia. Beachwashed birds were found along the east coast of Australia, from 400 kilometres north of Brisbane to southern Tasmania, and west· to New Zealand. Autopsies showed that the most iikely […]

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ROOSTING BEHAVIOUR OF THE RAINBOW BEE-EATER Merops ornatus IN SUBURBAN DARWIN

Posted: 22/06/2021
Author(s): GLENN A. BELLIS and ANGELA M. PROFKE

The Rainbow Bee-eater Merops omatus is a dry season migrant to Darwin . A study of their roosting habits in suburban Darwin during the dry season over three successive years yielded a total of 13 communal roosts, most of which were loc ated by following birds just prior to dusk. The approximate number of birds […]

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FORAGING BEHAVIOUR OF HOODED ROBINS Melanodryas cucullata IN THE NORTHERN TABLELANDS OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Posted: 22/06/2021
Author(s): LULU FITRI and HUGH A. FORD

Hooded Robins foraged mainly by pouncing or gleaning on the ground for invertebrates, with an increase in gleaning in winter. Less frequently they hawked for flying insects and gleaned or snatched prey from bark, both of which were more common in summer and autumn. Although branches were the most frequent perches from which foraging was […]

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THE PRACTICE OF WILDLIFE FEEDING IN SUBURBAN BRISBANE

Posted: 22/06/2021
Author(s): DANIEL J. ROLLINSON, REBECCA O'LEARY and DARRYL N. JONES

Wildlife feeding is a frequently debated topic that generates polarised views but literature relating to the practice is rare. This study provides the extent of wildlife feeding in Brisbane, highlighting common practices associated with feeding in a suburban setting. A questionnaire, delivered to 400 Brisbane residents, asked questions about the species being fed, the food […]

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SEASONAL TRENDS IN FOOD CONSUMPTION AND BODY MASS OF CAPTIVE REGENT HONEYEATERS Xanthomyza phrygia (MELIPHAGIDAE)

Posted: 22/06/2021
Author(s): URSULA MUNRO, KATHLEEN McCLOSKEY and BELINDA COOKE

In this study, the seasonal changes in food use and body mass in captive Regent Honeyeaters Xanthomyza phrygia between April and September were examined. Regent Honeyeaters had a higher body mass in autumn and early winter (April-June) than in late winter and spring (July-September). Nectar consumption varied significantly over the study period and reached an […]

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A FOUR-YEAR STUDY OF A BIRD COMMUNITY IN A WOODLAND REMNANT NEAR MOYSTON, WESTERN VICTORIA

Posted: 22/06/2021
Author(s): SIMON J. KENNEDY

Bird species richness and abundance were estimated monthly between September 1989 and February 1994 at a woodland remnant near Moyston in western Victoria. The migratory status of each species was assessed. Changes in abundance seasonally and over a longer period are reported. The results indicate that this remnant .is used by about thirty species of […]

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BREEDING BIOLOGY OF THE DUSKY MOORHEN IN A SUBURBAN PARK

Posted: 22/06/2021
Author(s): SEAN PYWELL and ALAN LILL

The breeding biology of a Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa population in Jells Park, Melbourne was studied from 1991 to 1996. Data were supplemented by records from the Birds Australia Nest Record Scheme for the period 1963-1995. The breeding season at Jells Park lasted from August to March. Mean individual clutch size was 6 eggs at […]

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