I was wondering that too. Are ravens on the list? Maybe the smarter birds are not fooled. Although it is common practice to put little mirrors in a cage for
a budgerigar and they certainly interact with them. But it appears not as though to a rival. What about cockatiels, ringnecks, lovebirds and other parrots commonly kept in captivity. This is not done with finches.
Philip
From: Geoffrey Dabb [
Sent: Friday, 20 July, 2018 10:55 AM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Reflection-attacking birds
Thanks for contributions. I attach the list. One thing I notice is that parrots and cockatoos, among our most abundant and inter-active species, are absent from the list. They can be at least playfully aggressive to one another. Perhaps,
for some reason, they do not interpret a reflection as a rival. We have a regular pair of cockatoos that not only watches us through the window but occasionally perches on the window ledge and taps on the glass to attract attention.
