FW: [Birding-Aus] Pied Imperial Pigeon

["Jon Irvine" <>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Irvine 
Sent: 19 April 2009 18:49
To: 'Greg & Val Clancy'
Subject: Pied Imperial Pigeon

Hi Alan,

I believe Auburn Botanical Gardens has some captive PIPs in their aviary. It
would be a bit of a bummer if this bird was one of those!

Cheers,

Jono

-----Original Message-----
From: 
 On Behalf Of Greg & Val Clancy
Sent: 19 April 2009 18:37
To: Alan McBride; Elizabeth Shaw
Cc: Birding Aus
Subject: Pied Imperial Pigeon

Hi Alan,

I raised the issue of the potential for this, and the earlier NSW records of

the Pied Imperial Pigeon, to be cage escapes with Alan Morris and he said
that the earlier records were accepted presumably indicating that they were
considered wild birds and not cage escapes.  Does anyone know that there 
aren't captive Pied Imperial Pigeons in NSW?

Greg Clancy