birding-aus

Silvereye mimicry

To:
Subject: Silvereye mimicry
From: Carol Probets <>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 16:32:22 +1000
Today while enjoying the glorious spring weather in my garden I was treated
to a concert by a Silvereye (race familiaris). Its mimicry included:
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Indian Myna
Brown Thornbill
Dusky Woodswallow
Reed-warbler
(I'm sure there were more but the soft singing was partly drowned out by
the incessant sound of the cicadas)

All this was achieved while it actively fed from the extra-floral nectar
glands of a Cedar Wattle (Acacia elata).

Nothing unusual in Silvereyes mimicking but I thought I would share it here
as, despite its apparent preference for the calls of introduced species, it
was a joy to listen to.

Cheers

Carol


Carol Probets
Blue Mountains NSW








Birding-Aus is on the Web at
www.shc.melb.catholic.edu.au/home/birding/index.html
To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message
"unsubscribe birding-aus" (no quotes, no Subject line)
to 


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
  • Silvereye mimicry, Carol Probets <=
Admin

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the birding-aus mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the archive e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU