Hi Steve,
The Cunningham Gap Peafowl have been there for at least 2 years - we have seen
them on two trips over to Girraween. We've only seen 2 males so they do not
meet the criteria of a self sustaining population. I'd be interested to know
if you saw a female.
Kind regards
Judith
> From: > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Feral Peafowl> Date:
> Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:22:40 +1000> To: > CC:
> > > Hi Steve,> Not sure about Peafowl in SE Qld, but
> on King Island, where there are > heaps of them, they seem to roost amongst
> fairly dense vegetation - > usually in Tea-tree thickets along watercourses -
> but then forage far > and wide during the day, out into paddocks and people's
> gardens.> > I don't know whether this helps you across the line to 400!> >
> Cheers,> John Tongue,> Ulverstone, Tas.> > > On 29/03/2008, at 7:02 AM, Steve
> wrote:> > > Hello all. Speaking of dodgy ticks and feral populations. The
> other > > day I> > was driving through Cunningham's Gap in SE Queensland
> (Main Range > > National> > Park) and spotted a pair of Peafowl beside the
> road. These birds > > seemed to> > be a long way from any farms or
> habitation. For those that don't > > know the> > area, it is lush rainforest.
> Pizzey and Knight says that there are> > semi-feral populations in SE
> Queensland, and I was just wondering > > if any> > Queensland birders know
> where these populations are supposed to be. > > And what> > habitat do
> Peafowl require? And, No, I haven't ticked them (Even > > though I am> >
> sitting on 399 Aussie birds!).> >> > Cheers Steve Murray> >> >
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