Hi Nikolas,
I'm not bothered by your comments, just curious. So, following on from what
you are saying, where does that put Feral Pigeon and Barbary Dove on a tick
list? Non-existant? How do you suggest people handle them? Dingo is
certainly a very interesting analogy, being Canis lupus dingo means you
could technically call them an Australian Wolf. I'd be interested in how
mammal listers deal with that?
I'd also like to echo the comment about recording feral species (even ones
that don't qualify for a tick list) in your surveys. There's currently wild
Peach-faced Lovebirds in Clare, SA that don't qualify, but if they went
unreported they could become a feral population and displace Purple-crowned
and Little Lorikeets in nesting hollows. ANY free flying bird that you
record on a survey should be reported - let the people at the other end sort
out which ones to use scientifically. If you believe it's a recent escapee,
say so in your notes.
Regards,
Chris
On Feb 8, 2008 11:28 AM, Nikolas Haass <> wrote:
> Looks like I again stirred some trouble with my provocative comments!
>
> No, I wasn't trying to make a point about feral populations (E
> Greenfinches, E Goldfinches, House Sparrows, C Mynas, E Starlings are
> relocated wild-type birds and therefore a different story).
>
>
>
> However, my point was that both Barbary Dove and Feral Pigeons are
> "human-made" mutations of birds that occur elsewhere in the wild. Of course,
> they are mutations - and thus still the same species. Would you guys "tick"
> a Chihuahua, a Pomeraninan or a Golden Retriever as a Wolf Canis lupus?
> Except that there are no feral Chihuahua populations - but there are
> Dingos!!! (another historical man-made mutation!!!) - this is a similar
> situation as the Barbary Dove.
>
>
>
> Nikolas
>
>
===============================
www.birding-aus.org
birding-aus.blogspot.com
To unsubscribe from this mailing list,
send the message:
unsubscribe
(in the body of the message, with no Subject line)
to:
===============================
|
