Tom,
Uncertain about SE Queensland, and whether they are common in aviaries, but
they are certainly kept in captivity in Australia (in fact I think I may hae
seen a pair in the pet shop here in Mildura once).
Cheers,
Peter> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:40:35 +1000> From: > To:
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Metroplex, Brisbane> >
Yesterday afternoon I accompanied Roger McNeill and Gavin Goodyear to the>
Metroplex site and had good looks at a couple of Australian Little Bittern> and
heard Lewin's Rail calling, but we also had an interesting observation> of a
New Zealand Red-fronted Parakeet (...or Kakariki). We were initially> surprised
to see the bird floundering in the water while Dusky Moorhens> appeared to try
and drown it, fortunately the parrot managed to fly to> safety in a nearby
tree, does anyone know if they are a popular cage-bird in> SE Queensland?> >
Tom> > -- > ********************************> Tom Tarrant> Kobble Creek, Qld> >
http://www.aviceda.org> > http://wildlife.vodpod.com/>
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