Hi Tim,
I am aware that a couple of years ago, some interstate visitors
reported a WTTC at Hellyer Gorge, on the way down then West Coast.
Some others went to look for it, but couldn't find any sign. I
THINK, Tim May also reported one from the East Coast about the same
time.
As far as confirming records, I don't think there is any 'formal'
process - Any oddities I find, I tend to pass on to a few trusted
'experts' in the field to see what they think, and to see if anyone
is available to go and check it out. For Australian rarities, we
could always refer sightings to BARC, but most of our odd sightings
are common mainland birds, that turn up unexpectedly in Tassie.
By the Way - does anyone know the current status of the Yellow
Wattlebirds that have been reported on MT Conobolas, near Orange, NSW???
John Tongue
Ulverstone, Tas.
On 28/02/2008, at 7:51 AM, Tim Dolby wrote:
Hi Frank and John,
I also think there are a few records of White-throated Treecreeper in
Tasmania (which are not on your state list). Perhaps these are
unconfirmed? (Is there a formal process for confirming record in TAS?)
John you may know more about the Treecreeper than I do.
Cheers,
Tim Dolby
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of John Tongue
Sent: Thursday, 28 February 2008 9:34 AM
To: Frank O'Connor
Cc:
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] State & Territory Lists - Introductions
Hi Frank,
I may be wrong, but as far as I am aware, all Kookaburras in Tas.
originate from introductions. Someone with better knowledge than
mine may be able to say differently.
John Tongue
Ulverstone, Tas.
On 27/02/2008, at 2:51 PM, Frank O'Connor wrote:
Thanks for all the help in putting these lists together.
I have just purchased the "CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates, A
Reference with Conservation Status" by Mark Clayton et al. It
doesn't help a great deal as the information was available
elsewhere especially for the vagrants, but it does give some
guidance on a few species such as those I mentioned in NSW. The
big advantage is that it lists the species numbers, and I have
added this column to the spreadsheet. It doesn't include Pale-
headed Rosella, and I couldn't easily pick which sub species this
is, and use the number for the sub species. Does anyone have this
number? It is possible this is being treated as the nominate
Eastern Rosella and that Pale-headed is 286 and Eastern should be
288?
It includes a table of "Introductions of native species in
Australia and its territories". It is missing a few for WA, and
includes Musk Lorikeet which I have never seen here. It has a few
others that I am wondering about :
Emu (ACT). Doesn't Emu occur naturally in the ACT? I have it as
uncommon (and hence an x).
Australian Brush-turkey (SA). Does anyone have these details, and
do they still exist?
Gang-gang Cockatoo (SA). Ditto.
Laughing Kookaburra (Tas). Does it occur naturally in Tasmania
(including islands such as Flinders), or are they all introduced as
in WA?
It doesn't include Helmeted Guineafowl, Chukar Partridge or Barbary
Dove. Does anyone have species numbers for these?
Is there a species number for Black-billed Magpie? These are all
assumed to be ship assisted, but they are now on the main list.
House Crow does a number.
The other species that I am missing numbers for are either not
officially on the list (but I included them as possible), or they
are recent additions to the list, Were Collared and Vanuatu Petrels
regarded as sub species of some other species? In this case they
may have a number for the sub species.
_________________________________________________________________
Frank O'Connor Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au
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