I've raised this before, but I continue to find it bizarre that Blue-billed
Duck is accorded the status of "Rare vagrant in the ACT". At least it is now
acknowledged that breeding has been recorded from the Fyshwick STP, but the
fact is that for quite a few years now, BBDs have been moreorless resident at
this location. It may be localised but it most certainly is not a rare vagrant!
Regards
Frank Antram
-----Original message-----
From: David McDonald
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:25:28 +1100
To: CanberraBirds
Subject: Revised Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the ACT
> Greetings. COG's web master, David Cook, has uploaded a revised
> /Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the ACT/. It is online in html and
> pdf formats at http://canberrabirds.org.au/CheckList.htm and replaces
> the 2003 list previously at that URL.
>
> The amendments are detailed below. They include:
>
> * Updated list of 'unusual birds'.
> * Updated Birds Australia atlas numbers.
> * Application of Christidis & Boles' 2008 taxonomical order and
> nomenclature.
> * The addition to the Main List of White-fronted Honeyeater,
> Black-chinned Honeyeater and Australasian Figbird.
> * Crimson Chat moved from the Supplementary List to the Main List.
> * Banded Lapwing, Grey-crowned Babbler and White-browed Babbler now
> classified as very rare vagrants, rather than extinct, in the ACT.
> * Changes to the breeding status of some species.
>
>
> I will be grateful if you will let me know of any errors or omissions
> that you identify.
>
> Best wishes - David
>
> *Amendments to the Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the ACT*
> Version date: 22 Dec 2009
>
> *Main list*
>
> 199
>
>
>
> Magpie Goose
>
> /Addition to Supp List/
>
>
>
> /Anseranas semipalmata/
>
>
>
> Semi-captive population at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, plus record from
> brindabella Station 2003, presumably a stray from the TNR population.
>
> 135
>
>
>
> Banded Lapwing *
>
> /Changed status/
>
>
>
> /Vanellus tricolor/
>
>
>
> Very rare breeding vagrant (awaiting publication) Previously presumed
> extinct in the ACT.
>
> 254
>
>
>
> Rainbow Lorikeet
>
>
> Changed abundance & breeding statuses
>
>
>
> /Trichoglossus haematodus/
>
>
>
> Uncommon breeding resident. Becoming common, and breeding, in the
> Belconnen area.
>
> 216
>
>
>
> Blue-billed Duck
>
>
> Changed breeding status
>
>
>
> /Oxyura australis/
>
>
>
> Rare vagrant in the ACT with breeding recorded from the Fyshwick Sewage
> Treatment Plant ponds.
>
> 051
>
>
>
> Spotless Crake
>
> /Changed breeding status/
>
>
>
> /Porzana tabuensis/
>
>
>
> Rare breeding resident, recorded mostly in the warmer months, but
> occasionally in winter.
>
> 270
>
>
>
> Major Mitchell's Cockatoo *
>
>
> Changed status
>
>
>
> /Cacatua leadbeateri/
>
>
>
> As there were a number of reports from Uriarra Crossing and around
> Canberra between 1960 and 1966, and few since, it seems likely that this
> species is a rare vagrant in the area. Escapees are also observed.
>
> 271
>
>
>
> Little Corella
>
> /Changed status/
>
>
>
> /Cacatua sanguinea/
>
>
>
> Probably permanently established and breeds in the area. Its origin is
> uncertain and may have been from escaped cage birds.
>
> 347
>
>
>
> Common Koel
>
> /Now breeding/
>
>
>
> /Eudynamys scolopacea/
>
>
>
> Uncommon breeding migrant in the ACT. Records have been more frequent
> since 1986.
>
> 045
>
>
>
> Lewin's Rail
>
> /Winter records changed/
>
>
>
> /Rallus pectoralis/
>
>
>
> Rare, breeding summer visitor. Very occasional winter records.
>
> 443
>
>
>
> Grey-crowned Babbler *
>
> /Dis-extincted!/
>
>
>
> /Pomatostomus temporalis/
>
>
>
> Very rare non-breeding vagrant. Previously considered extinct in the ACT.
>
> 445
>
>
>
> White-browed Babbler *
>
> /Dis-extincted!/
>
>
>
> /Pomatostomus superciliosus/
>
>
>
> Very rare non-breeding vagrant. Previously considered extinct in the ACT.
>
> 594
>
>
>
> White-fronted Honeyeater *
>
> /Addition /
>
>
>
> /Purnella albifrons///
>
>
>
> Very rare vagrant; first record for ACT Jun 2007.
>
> 580
>
>
>
> Black-chinned Honeyeater *
>
> /Addition/
>
>
>
> /Melithreptus gularis/
>
>
>
> Very rare vagrant; first endorsed records Jun 2007.
>
> 449
>
>
>
> Crimson Chat *
>
> /Moved from the supplementary list (escapees) to the main list/
>
>
>
> /Epthianura tricolor/
>
>
>
> Rare non-breeding vagrant.
>
> 432
>
>
>
> Australasian Figbird *
>
> /Addition/
>
>
>
> /Sphecotheres vieilloti/
>
>
>
> (awaiting publication) First ACT record Dec. 2009, from Curtin.
>
> 265
>
>
>
> Glossy Black-Cockatoo
>
>
> Breeding status changed
>
>
>
> /Calyptorhynchus lathami/
>
>
>
> Uncommon breeding visitor.
>
> 302
>
>
>
> Turquoise Parrot
>
>
> Changed status
>
>
>
> /Neophema pulchella/
>
>
>
> Rare vagrant or aviary escapee/releasee.
>
> 226
>
>
>
> White-bellied Sea-Eagle
>
>
> Changed breeding status
>
>
>
> /Haliaeetus leucogaster/
>
>
>
> Occasional visitor; some breeding attempts reported.
>
>
> Supplementary list
>
> 933
>
>
>
> Long-tailed Jaeger *
>
> /added/
>
>
>
> /Stercorarius longicaudus/
>
>
>
> Accidental; remains found in a Peregrine Falcon nest 1994.
>
> 989
>
>
>
> Spotted Turtle-Dove//
>
>
> Status changed
>
>
>
> /Streptopelia chinensis/
>
>
>
> Escapee or released; one breeding attempt reported from the ACT.
> Established breeding population in Queanbeyan, NSW.
>
> - - -
>
>
>
> Yellow-crowned Parakeet *
>
> /added/
>
>
>
> /Cyanoramphus auriceps///
>
>
>
> Escapee or released.
>
> 902
>
>
>
> Red Junglefowl (Domestic Chicken) *
>
> /Changed species name/
>
>
>
> /Gallus gallus/
>
>
>
> Feral or wandering domestic birds occasionally reported
>
> 661
>
>
>
> Plum-headed Finch *
>
> /Status changed/
>
>
>
> /Neochmia modesta/
>
>
>
> Rare vagrant or aviary escapee/releasee.
>
> - - -
>
>
>
> Chukar Partridge *//
>
> /added/
>
>
>
> /Alectoris chukar///
>
>
>
> Escapee or released
>
>
> --
> David McDonald
> Canberra Ornithologists Group email lists manager
> T: 02 6238 3706
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>
>
>
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