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Paradise Riflebird foraging behaviour

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Subject: Paradise Riflebird foraging behaviour
From: "Andrew Noosa" <>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 08:44:10 +1000
Hi Dean
I have seen a male paradise riflebird foraging around the low trunks of plantation hoop pines, almost on the ground. Even in the Bunyas, you can see them very low in the rainforest near the main carpark. I have also seen them that low in Brisbane Forest Park. Cheers
Andrew


From: "Dean Portelli" <>
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Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Paradise Riflebird foraging behaviour
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 16:14:25 +1000

Hi All,

I was recently up in the Bunya Mountains in SE QLD where paradise riflebirds are plentiful and calling actively at the moment.

I had not much previous experience with the species but on two occasions observed an adult male foraging on old fence posts in the open, right beside a road which is bordered on both sides by cleared paddocks, the bird was within 50m of continuous closed forest however. The male approached the ground to approximately 20-30cm as it foraged up and down the fence posts.

My impression of this species was that they forage predominantly in the upper canopy, although I have observed birds foraging at mid-canopy level. Often they forage in epiphytes on trees and make a noise similar to shrike-tits foraging which helps locate them in thick and tall rainforest (!).

Has anyone else observed any similar behaviour of a riflebird actively foraging out in the open, close to the ground and away from any cover (or anything other than high up in tall trees). I am aware that at O'Reillys at Lamington NP birds sometimes come down to feeding trays but I am more interested in natural foraging behaviour. Any comments are most welcome.

Cheers, Dean

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