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Re: Ground Parrot possible at Little Desert?

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Subject: Re: Ground Parrot possible at Little Desert?
From: Vin Lam <>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:09:13 +1000
On Thu, Sep 23, 2004 at 09:10:28AM +1000,  wrote:
> 
> Further to Vin's bird call in the Little Desert and Carol's note about
> Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters in Victoria.
> 
> As she indicated the north west part of Victoria where Vin visited does
> indeed include the main distribution for the Tawny-crowned Honeyeater.
> 
> I've just checked the Atlas of Victorian Wildlife and all Victorian records
> of Ground Parrot occur within 15km of the coast.  No records have been made
> for the species inland of these sites.
> 
> From my experience of Ground Parrot calls at Melaleuca in south west
> Tasmania the 'step-wise' rising notes given by parrots just before dusk is
> a very distinctive sound you are not likely to confuse with any other call.
> Still, until I had first heard and identified Ground Parrots it would have
> been quite perplexing I'm sure.

Hi,

Just played a recording of the TE. I'm not convinced. Seems to be
much more like GP recording that I have. Anything else with a
call with "'step-wise' rising notes"??

Regards.
Vin.
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the species inland of these sites.
>>
>> From my experience of Ground Parrot calls at Melaleuca in south west
>> Tasmania the 'step-wise' rising notes given by parrots just before 
>> dusk
is
>> a very distinctive sound you are not likely to confuse with any other
> call.
>> Still, until I had first heard and identified Ground Parrots it would
have
>> been quite perplexing I'm sure.
>>
>> cheers
>>
>>
>> Martin O'Brien
>> Threatened Species & Communities Section
>> Department of Sustainability and Environment
>> East Melbourne  3002
>>
>> 
>> Tel: 9412 4567
>>
>>
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