G'day Trevor & list members
There is a group of 80 Helmeted Guineafowl that have the run of the
outback town of Chillagoe. They had 2+ broods in July, have been
there for some years. They are certainly out-breeding the four
Squatter pigeons that live around the Chillagoe golf Club.
They also out-breed the wild Pea Fowl that now inhabit mainly the
creek area. But that is because they used to annoy the hospital folk
when they chose to sleep in their trees, and they got the environment
department to reduce their numbers.
Happy hunting
Mike
On 01/10/2014, at 10:55 PM, Trevor Hampel wrote:
Hi birders,
What is the current status of Helmeted Guineafowl in Australia?
I don't count the dozen or so birds which occasionally wander over
to our little patch of earth from my neighbour because they are
kept in an enclosed yard every night and rarely wander more than
50m from home.
However, when visiting the Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo a few weeks
ago we saw a group of about 8 of this species wandering through one
of the car parks. Is this a self-sustaining population? They didn't
seem constrained by any form of enclosure.
Thanks in advance,
Trevor
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