Back in the 1950s -60s Long-billed Corellas were restricted to the Wimmera in
Victoria
and their numbers were pretty low. Pasture improvement largely wiped out the
corms and
bulbs which were their food.
Then there was a change to wheat-growing in the area and the birds found they
could eat wheat.
Now they are an agricultural pest, and their range is hugely expanding.
Success story?
Anthea Fleming
> Hi Clair,
>
> The Long-billed Corellas are introduced to Sydney. You'll find "real ones" in
> SW NSW (e.g.
> Deniliquin) and in VIC (e.g. Great Ocean Rd). Not sure about the numbers of
> wild LBCs.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nikolas
>
> ----------------
> Nikolas Haass
>
> Sydney, NSW
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Clair Wenborn <>
> To:
> Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 12:18:18 PM
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] red rumps & long billed corellas
>
> Hi,
>
> saw a couple of Red rumps in Centennial park yesterday. just wondering if
> they are commonly found there as ive never noticed them in the park before?
> Also, saw a couple really excited to see the long billed corellas that are
> commonly seen in the park. They seemed to think they are endangered and
> quite rare. A quick google and wiki says otherwise. is wiki correct?
>
> cheers
> clair
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