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Re: Rufous Night-heron roosts

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Subject: Re: Rufous Night-heron roosts
From: (Harvey Perkins)
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 09:07:28 +1000
Jill Dening asked:

>I have just realised that the three roosts of Rufous Night-herons, of which
>I am aware, in our region........are ALL in massive mango trees.
>What do they use in places where there are no mango trees?

I have seen Rufous Night Herons roosting in huge gum trees (River Reds? - I
didn't take particular note) in Deniliquin, southern NSW, and in large
(Moreton Bay) Figs in Freemantle, WA.

Harvey



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Dr Harvey D. Perkins
Divn Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Faculty of Science
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia
ph:(02) 6249 2663; fax:(02) 6249 0313
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