Yes a good question Peter. I think the belief is that is was collectors. It
does seem strange that a whole population was obliterated in this way, but
that’s the story I was told.
I also wanted to correct an error from my previous message regarding Olive
Whistler distribution. It seems the southern limit of the northern subspecies
is Barrington/Gloucester Tops - there’s very little evidence for them occurring
in the Watagans. This means the gap in their distribution is even larger than I
suggested. Any reports from the Blue Mountains should require good
documentation to be taken seriously.
Cheers,
Carol
> On 12 Mar 2018, at 8:44 pm, Peter Shute <> wrote:
>
> Shot out? Why would anyone shoot whistlers?
>
> Peter Shute
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On 12 Mar 2018, at 6:05 pm, Carol Probets <> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Mike and all,
>>
>> Olive Whistler would be extrememly unusual in the Blue Mountains. For some
>> reason there's a gap in its distribution here, despite seemingly suitable
>> habitat. I raised this question years ago on Birding-Aus. Apparently there
>> WAS a small population of them at Mt Wilson around the turn of the (20th)
>> century, but an old-timer told me they were shot out. Blue Mountains Bird
>> Observers have no records of them in the past 25 years. Apart from a reputed
>> occurrence at Mt Werong there seems to be a gap in their distribution
>> between the Watagan Mountains and the Illawarra coast.
>>
>> Anyway, David's bird looks good for Golden Whistler to me, as I’ve already
>> replied privately.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Carol
>>
>> Carol Probets
>> Blue Mountains, NSW
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 12 Mar 2018, at 11:08 am, Mike Carter <> wrote:
>>>
>>> I wondered about Olive Whistler.
>>>
>>> Mike Carter, 03 5977 1262
>>> 181/160 Mornington-Tyabb Road
>>> Mornington, VIC 3931, Australia
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
>>> Jill Dark
>>> Sent: 12 March 2018 8:27 AM
>>> To: ;
>>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Help with a Blue Mountains Bird
>>>
>>> Hi David,
>>>
>>> It looks like a female Golden Whistler to me.
>>>
>>> Jill in Hazelbrook
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From:
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2018 4:49 PM
>>> To:
>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Help with a Blue Mountains Bird
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The robin-like bird (I guess about 14-15 cm, size approximately of an
>>> Eastern Yellow Robin) popped up in our yard today. I cannot identify it as a
>>> robin from my books or indeed as any other bird. Ideas? Photographed today.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Many thanks in advance
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> David in Blackheath
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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