Richard Johnson wrote:
> An interesting question from John. Like him, I've seen them in a range
> of wet
> to dry open forest types. If I had to pick a common thread , it would
> be an
> apparent association with eucalypts that have strips of decorticating
> bark. For
> example, Sydney blue gum E. saligna and blackbutt E. pilularis in wet
In Victoria these birds seem to reach some of their greatest densities
in relatively dry forests and woodlands of River Red Gum (Eucalyptus
camaldulensis) along the River Murray. In a couple of my study sites at
Gunbower Island (near Cohuna) and Barmah Forest (near Echuca), CSTs are
very numerous indeed. They're less so at the Lower Ovens River site
near Yarrawonga, but I can't quite work out why that is so, except that
it's a higher rainfall site.
Cheers -- Lawrie
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