We should be careful in interpreting these 'light-hearted' surveys.
For many of us our 'surveys' can represent the most visible birds,
not necessarily the most common. For me "visibility" can represent
both seeing and hearing birds.
When I am sitting in my office Galahs are seen more commonly than
Pardalotes but when I am outside in my garden the Pardalote is more
readily seen (heard) than the Galah.
Likewise when I'm travelling by car the Magpie is very common
(visible) yet I probably drive past hundreds of unseen Quail.
For what it's worth my 5 most visible bird species in NSW since 1st
Jan 2001 are:
Australian Magpie 590 records
Rainbow Lorikeet 550
Noisy Miner 550
Pied Currawong 384
Welcome Swallow 364
No. 50 was:
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 110
regards, Andy
Would the Black Faced Cuckoo Shrike really be in the top 5 for most
common Australian birds???
Although they may be seen and listed commonly, i wouldn't think that
the actual population numbers would compare with the likes of
Australian Magpie, Willie Wagtail, and Magpie Lark???
What are peoples thoughts?
Peter
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[BIRDING-AUS] re: Most commonly reported bird in Australia
On a nationwide scale I would vote for Australian Magpie Lark, Black-faced
Cuckoo Shrike, Australian Magpie or Willie Wagtail (I prefer Glenn Holmes
suggested common name Ground Fantail, but lets not open that 'can of worms'
again).
While on the subject of the most common birds. I recall somewhere that
someone once said that the most common bird in Australia is White-winged
Fairy Wren as it has a huge range, i.e. a habitat preference that covers
most of Australia and is very common almost anywhere with Saltbush, Spinifex
and the like. Not sure that I agree but the concept sounds convincing.
Perhaps Andrew from Birds Australia could give us the answer.
Regards
Tony
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