Red-rumped Parrot abundance

["calyptorhynchus ." <>]

Thanks, very interesting, and confirms my observations that they seem to be more abundant now than I have ever seen (we arrived in the ACT in 1994). I guess they can nest in smaller hollows than the bigger parrots and have more choice in breeding sites.

I wonder why the reporting rate plunged from 1989 to 1991 though, this was before the big drought of c 1995-2010.

John L

On 6 June 2017 at 19:52, Duncan McCaskill <> wrote:

Summaries of COG's data for each species are available on the COG website under Our Birds / Bird Info. The Red-rumped Parrot summary sheet is here: http://canberrabirds.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Red-rumped-Parrot.pdf (PDF download).

This graph of the reporting rate from COG's Garden Bird Survey shows a decline to about 2002, followed by an increase back to 1980s levels. 

Duncan McCaskill

Coordinator, Garden Bird Survey.
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On 6 June 2017 at 17:16, calyptorhynchus . <> wrote:

Do the COG databases and other collections support my idea that RRPs have become more common over the past 20 years in Canberra?

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John Leonard

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