Just out of interest - there's a bird support worker (ie
he looks after sick birds handed in via the bird support
line) in Heidelburg who breeds Lorikeets. When I visited
him last year he must have had at least 200 - 300 hundred
Scaly-breasted. I also noted that there were a substantial
number (50 - 100) outside his cages - which were escapees.
(Sorry I can't suppliy more details).
I have noticed a distinct increase in numbers around
Northcote/Yarra Bend.
Tim
>
> G'day all
>
> My father and I observed a Scaly-breasted Lorikeet in the company of several
> Rainbow Lorikeets in Heights (northern suburban Melbourne on Sunday
> 12th March.
>
> The Victorian bird atlas reports small populations in a few bayside suburbs.
>
> Can any Melbourne folk provide up to date information on the distribution and
> status of Scaly-breasted Lorikeets in Melbourne. And are the Rainbow
> Lorikeets
> in Melbourne thought to be derived naturally from other Victorian populations
> or
> are they the result of escaped cage birds?
>
> Cheers
>
> Steve
>
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