I'm sure that this has been thought of, but it occurs to me that
Rainbow Lorikeets must have a good sense of taste (to determine
whether the nectar they are drinking is OK and isn't contaminated in
some way. So the sedative used to put them to sleep would have to be
tasteless.
John Leonard
2009/2/23 John Tongue <>:
> There is presently a study (PhD Thesis, I think) on the effects of Superb
> Lyrebird on Forest floor fauna being conducted through the University of
> Tasmania. I have not heard any results to date. Superb Lyrebirds are
> spreading from their two introduction points of Hastings Caves and Mt Field
> NP.
>
> John Tongue
> Ulverstone, Tas.
>
>
> On 23/02/2009, at 3:53 PM, Syd Curtis wrote:
>
>>
>> BTW, anyone know how the native fauna (vertebrate & in-) are coping with
>> that other well-established introduced species - exotic vermin? :-) -
>> the
>> Superb Lyrebird?
>>
>> Syd
>>
>>
>>> From: John Tongue <>
>>> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:15:37 +1100
>>> To: "Mike Simpson" <>
>>> Cc:
>>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Re: rainbow lorikeet removal in unwanted areas
>>>
>>> Sure is going to be tough! But the earlier we get started, the more
>>> likelihood of success.
>>>
>>> Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery has two displays side by side - one
>>> of Red Foxes, the other of a pair of Common Mynahs and their nest,
>>> taken and destroyed at "The Bluff", Devonport (just about where such
>>> birds hop off the ferry!). So far, we don't have established
>>> populations of either.
>>>
>>> The Rainbow Lorikeets in Tassie are a bit "further gone", but
>>> hopefully there may be a CHANCE of stopping them (or at least slowing
>>> their advance). To get to the situation where Swift Parrots returning
>>> to Tassie to breed are met with 10,000 to 15,000 resident Rainbow
>>> Lorikeets does not bear thinking about!
>>>
>>> John Tongue
>>> Ulverstone, Tas.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 23/02/2009, at 12:37 PM, Mike Simpson wrote:
>>>
>>>> I may be missing something here, but if 10 released individuals in
>>>> the 1960s
>>>> expanded to 15,000+ in 40 years, trying to control the species would
>>>> seem a
>>>> bit like 'Whistling in the wind'. You are never going to get back to
>>>> anything like a manageable figure.
>>>>
>>>> The same expansion has happened here in the Sydney area with Long-
>>>> Billed and
>>>> Little Corellas. When I arrived in Sydney in the early 1970s,
>>>> according to
>>>> Simpson & Day, Long-Billed Corellas were restricted to western
>>>> Victoria and
>>>> parts of S.Aust, and Little Corellas were inland birds. Yet here 35
>>>> years
>>>> on, both Corellas are easily the most common birds in South Penrith.
>>>>
>>>> People have tried to control Common Mynahs for years, yet recently,
>>>> I saw an
>>>> estimate that there are something like 200,000 around Sydney.
>>>>
>>>> Here in Penrith, Rainbow Lorikeets are very common, but if attempts
>>>> were
>>>> made to control them, how would the 'controllers' catch/kill Rainbow
>>>> Lorikeets without also catching Swift Parrots, Scaley-Breasted,
>>>> Little and
>>>> Musk Loris, all of which are seen here from time to time?
>>>>
>>>> Mike Simpson
>>>> South Penrith, NSW
>>>> http://members.optusnet.com.au/ozbirds.html
>>>>
>>>>
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