Hi David,
See below a list (in rank order) of the most common street tree taxa
in Melbourne. It shows name, number of trees in Melb, percentage and
then whether it's native N or exotic E. From my experience the
eucalypts spp that attract lorikeets in Melbourne are Yellow Gum
(often the prostate ssp such as Eukie Dwarf), Spotted Gum (an east
coast sp found to down the Mimosa Rock NP), Lemon-scented gum
(naturally in northern Qld) and Red Ironbark (which apparently
originates from the south-east Qld pop).
I'd suggest the trees near you are either Yellow Gum or Spotted Gum,
both of which are flowering at the moment.
One of the trees listed below is Smooth-barked Apple, which looks
like a eucalypts but is actually an Angophora (to tell the
difference Angophora have opposite leaves rather than alternate, and
lack a bud cap). They seem quite popular with councils at the moment
and are a lovely tree - however I've yet to notice lorikeets
specifically feeding on them in any numbers.
Cheers,
Tim Dolby
Queensland brush box (Lophostemon confertus) 61,959 6.9 N
Snow-in-summer (Melaleuca linariifolia) 46,837 5.2 N
Purple-leaf cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra') 35,402, 3.9, E
Prickly-leaved paperbark (Melaleuca styphelioides) 31,049 3.4 N
Willow bottlebrush (Callistemon salignus) 27,427 3.0 N
London plane (Platanus × acerifolia) 25,870 2.9 E
Yellow gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon) 20,677 2.3 N
Willow myrtle (Agonis flexuosa) 19,952 2.2 N
Desert ash (Fraxinus angustifolia spp. angustifolia) 19,614 2.2 E
Weeping bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis) 17,422 1.9 N
Red-flowering gum (Corymbia ficifolia) 17,411 1.9 N
Pin oak (Quercus palustris) 16,114 1.8 E
Bottlebrush (Callistemon spp.) 15,939 1.8 N
Double-rose Cherry plum (Prunus × blireana) 14,315 1.6 E
Bracelet honey myrtle (Melaleuca armillaris) 14,000 1.5 N
Narrow-leaved peppermint (Eucalyptus nicholii) 13,431 1.5 N
Prunus spp. 12,865 1.4 E
Norfolk Island hibiscus (Lagunaria patersonia) 12,521 1.4 N
Sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) 12,353 1.4 E
Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) 11,933 1.3 E
Lilly pilly (Acmena smithii) 11,707 1.3 N
Kanooka, water gum (Tristaniopsis laurina) 10,758 1.2 N
Spotted gum (Corymbia maculata) 10,526 1.2 N
White cedar (Melia azedarach) 10,059 1.1 E
Wallangara white gum (Eucalyptus scoparia) 9,829 1.1 N
Lemon-scented gum (Corymbia citriodora) 8,779 1.0 N
Red ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon) 7,849 0.9 N
Sweet pittosporum (Pittosporum undulatum) 7,672 0.8 N
Silver birch (Betula pendula) 7,633 0.8 E
Smooth-barked apple (Angophora costata) 7,128 0.8 N
Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis) 6,834 0.8 E
Claret ash (Fraxinus angustifolia ssp. oxycarpa 'Raywood') 6,336 0.7 E
Plane (Platanus spp.) 5,853 0.6 E
Crimson bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus) 5,783 0.6 N
Kings Park bottlebrush (Callistemon 'Kings Park Special') 5,777 0.6 N
Willow-leaved hakea (Hakea salicifolia [syn. H. saligna]) 5,689 0.6 N
Prunus 'Wrightii' 5,678 0.6 E
Silky oak (Grevillea robusta) 5,061 0.6 N
Cootamundra wattle (Acacia baileyana) 5,056 0.6 N
Unknown species 5,016 0.6 -
Callery's pear (Pyrus calleryana) 5,001 0.6 E
Elm (Ulmus spp.) 4,961 0.5 E
Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) 4,857 0.5 N
Oleander (Nerium oleander) 4,801 0.5 E
Hakea (Hakea spp.) 4,301 0.5 N
Christmas berry (Photinia × fraseri 'Robusta') 4,217 0.5 E
Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) 4,071 0.5 E
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Sent: Friday, 1 May 2009 11:11 AM
To: birding-aus
Subject: [Birding-Aus] RFI
Hi all,
I live in Hoppers Crossing Vic, and on Wednesday morning while
visiting Hogans Corner shopping area I was happy to find the young
trees planted about the carpark where flowering and attracting a lot
of feeding activity.
Without bins I was able to get good close views of the following :-
Yellow-winged H.E.
White-plumed H.E
Red wattlebird
Little Wattlebird
Rainbow Lorikeet
Musk Lorikeet
Little Lorikeet
My query is does someone on lit live in this area and know what type
of flowering gums they are in that carpark, as Im interested to know
what the Little Lorikeets like to feed on.
Thanks,
David Richardson
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