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Walking / Running migrant bird

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Subject: Walking / Running migrant bird
From: "Janine and Quentin Paynter" <>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 18:50:19 +1200
Hi All,
 
I remember an excellent presentation by Fiona Frazer, when I was based in Darwin. Apparently partridge pigeons Geophaps smithii can travel over fairly long distances (from memory, up to 10's of kilometres) - particularly to waterholes in the dry season - and even though they are capable of flight, they walk.
Not quite the wildebeeste of the Serengeti, but interesting nonetheless!
 
Check out the following link: 
 
 
Cheers,
 
Quentin Paynter
 
 
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