Hi Mark,
>From a migratory shorebird perspective, there is a big push to have all
countries they visit acknowledge shared responsibility along the flyway for
their wellbeing, which I would interpret as meaning they are "from" all the
countries they visit regularly. So Sharp-tailed Sandpipers are from
Australia, but also from Russia, China, Korea, etc...
I don't think there is any hard and fast rule, but generally a bird that
visits another country as part of its year is said to be "from" that country
for the purposes of impressing and informing non-birders or people starting
out. Eg. look at that Red-necked Stint, it's come all the way from northern
Siberia this year. I think the fact that you are seeing it in Australia
implies quite heavily that it is also from here.
Regards,
Chris
On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Tom Tarrant <> wrote:
> mmm....
>
> Interesting point Mark, I think the Dollarbird has recently been renamed
> > 'Oriental Dollarbird' and they are born here!
> >
> ( see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Dollarbird)
>
> Tom
>
>
> And if so then, I've heard people refer to the Koels and Cuckoos that we
> get
> > here as being an Asian bird, but should they be called an Australian bird
> > because this is there country of birth?
> >
> > Again, sorry if this is one of those chestnuts that crop up from time to
> > time, but I am still relatively new to amateur birding and this
> information
> > is new to me.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mark
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