Hi All,
I was recently up in the Bunya Mountains in SE QLD where paradise riflebirds
are plentiful and calling actively at the moment.
I had not much previous experience with the species but on two occasions
observed an adult male foraging on old fence posts in the open, right beside
a road which is bordered on both sides by cleared paddocks, the bird was
within 50m of continuous closed forest however. The male approached the
ground to approximately 20-30cm as it foraged up and down the fence posts.
My impression of this species was that they forage predominantly in the
upper canopy, although I have observed birds foraging at mid-canopy level.
Often they forage in epiphytes on trees and make a noise similar to
shrike-tits foraging which helps locate them in thick and tall rainforest
(!).
Has anyone else observed any similar behaviour of a riflebird actively
foraging out in the open, close to the ground and away from any cover (or
anything other than high up in tall trees). I am aware that at O'Reillys at
Lamington NP birds sometimes come down to feeding trays but I am more
interested in natural foraging behaviour. Any comments are most welcome.
Cheers, Dean
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