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| To: | Mike Carter <> |
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| Subject: | Figbird breeding in Victoria |
| From: | Andrew Taylor <> |
| Date: | Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:23:48 +1100 |
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 09:30:18AM +1100, Mike Carter wrote: > Bob Semmens informs me that a pair of Figbirds currently have a nest in > the township of Mallacoota. Although previously suspected due to their > presence over summer, this would appear to be the first confirmed > breeding in Victoria. This is the timeline for the Figbird's southward expansion: pre-1900 north of Bellinger River 1921 Port Macquarie 1941 Harrington & Hunter River 1944 Sydney 1955 Illawarra ~1980 Ulladulla Mostly courtesy: http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/images/stories/downloads/soab/soab2007s.pdf As I've said here before, this frugivore (Figbird, White-headed Pigeon, Koel & Channel-billed Cuckoo) invasion through coastal NSW is fascinating but it started decades too early for anthropogenic climate change to be an explanation (not that Mike suggested this). Andrew |
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