Hi All,
I have spent the last couple of nights assisting with research on microbats in
mangroves around Brisbane, and have been surprised to come across several
Australian Owlet-Nightjars.
HANZAB states that Australian Owlet-Nightjars are 'rarely in mangroves', but I
have found three different birds now using mangroves, with two of them being
deep inside, at least 200m from the nearest other woodland. This might not be
evidence that the birds are residing solely in mangroves or even using them
regularly, but they appear to be using them for foraging occasionally at least.
There certainly isn't a lack of insects, and with the abundance of hollows in
the old growth sections of mangroves I don't think it would be surprising to
find the birds residing there.
Regards and good birding!
Nick Leseberg
Tropical Birding
www.tropicalbirding.com
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