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urbanization of crested pigeons?

To: Andrew Taylor <>
Subject: urbanization of crested pigeons?
From: Mark Kliene <>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 11:50:04 +1000
That would be wonderful - I would also prefer Noisy Miners to oust Common
Miners as well!!   (:-})

Cheers,

Mark Kliene.

Andrew Taylor wrote:

> Yesterday, I saw for the first time a pair of Crested Pigeon foraging in
> an entirely artificial context.  The were feeding on the covered brick
> pathway of the University of NSW Quadrangle building.  At one stage the
> pair foraged about 10m down a large completely enclosed corridor.
>
> I couldn't work out what they were eating - its next to a cafeteria and
> I expect there would be far more human food crumbs than windblown seeds.
>
> Crested pigeons were absent from Sydney until ~1950 - they still seem to
> be increasing in numbers where I live, Glebe in inner Sydney.
>
> Perhaps they'll displace some of Sydney's many Domestic Pigeons and
> Spotted Turtle-doves.
>
> Andrew Taylor
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