moris wrote:
>
> Hooded Parrots, Princess Parrots and Gouldian Finches are common avairy
> birds and breed well in captivity and I suppose have been bred in
> captivity for over 100 years. This is a common phenomena for most inland
> birds viz Zebra Finches, Galahs, Quarrians, most Neophemas etc and for
> the three species mentioned in Lorne's Email, there are probably more in
> captivity in NSW than there is in the wild in Australia. They would be
> covered by legal permits.
Actually 99.99% of Galahs seen in shops are wild caught under legal
permits, as are all the Sulphurs and Corellas. Very few of these birds
are bred in captivity since the price is so depressed by the wild caught
birds that there is little incentive to an aviculturalists to spend the
large amount of time necessary to get these species to breed. If the
take of these species from the wild was banned then we would be paying
European prices for them.
> The ones you have to worry about are Glossy
> Black Cockatoos, Red-browed Finches, Eastern Rosellas, Musk Lorikeets
> and Beautiful Firetails etc which don't breed well in captivity, are
> rarely covered by permits and are most likely wild caught birds when
> seen in pet shops etc.
>
> Alan Morris
All of these species are covered by licence in most states, and
extremely little take from the wild is likely to occur. Glossys are in
low numbers, 134 in NWS in 1995, and undoubtedly some of those were wild
caught. However they are now being bred quite successfully, and given
the controls (and DNA testing) by the NPWS I doubt any are now taken
from the wild. Red-brow finches, Eastern Rosellas and Musk Lorikeets
are easily bred now in aviculture, it is doubtful that any are now taken
from the wild since the captive bred birds would satisfy the demand from
aviculturalists. I very much doubt that you would ever see a Beautiful
Firetail in a shop, only 14 were registered in NSW in 1995 and I believe
there are very strict controls on them in all states.
cheers
Mike
Qld.
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