Pied Imperial Pigeon

["Greg & Val Clancy" <>]

The point of my email was to get people to think about the possibility that 
the bird was an escapee.  If that possibility could be ruled out that would 
be good but it seems that the species is kept at a number of NSW 
establishments.  Some years ago a Great Bowerbird was photographed at Iluka, 
north coast NSW.  Due to the long distance from its normal range and the 
fact that 'soft bills' are now commonly kept by aviculturists it was 
considered an escapee.  The normal southern limit of  the Pied Imperial 
Pigeon is similar to that of the Great Bowerbird.  Admittedly the Pigeon is 
a more mobile species than the Bowerbird.
Presumably these issues will be fully considered by the NSW Records 
Appraisal Committee when a submission is made.  I hope that someone is 
preparing one.

Regards

Greg Clancy