birding-aus

Misidentified Birds (was Red-tailed Black Cockatoosin Beenak forest)

To: "" <>, "" <>, "" <>, "" <>
Subject: Misidentified Birds (was Red-tailed Black Cockatoosin Beenak forest)
From: Peter Shute <>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:13:28 +1000
These misidentifications and misconceptions are amusing, but I wonder how many 
people have little understanding of the diversity of bird life in their area 
because of them. How often have you heard a dog owner say "But they're only 
chasing seagulls"?

It's not so long ago that I thought fairy-wrens were Willie Wagtails, and 
assumed most small brown birds were sparrows.

Peter Shute


--------------------------
Sent using BlackBerry




<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Admin

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the birding-aus mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the archive e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU