Month: February 2011

Dear all, From Steve Debus… Regards Shirley

Hi Stuart Warren and I witnessed interesting behaviour from a group of Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos at the weekend. We had stopped to check out a dead YTBC beside the road – the first YTBC roadkill either of us had seen – and while we examined it, 4 other birds circled back from a distance of … Read more

All bad I’m afraid folks. Jack and myself met up with Biggles in Cairns and arrived at Terry and Michelle’s flower farm at abt 1100 Sat 12th Feb. The Eye-browed Thrush (ET) hadn’t been seen by Dion et al that morning (Dion had left by the time we got there). We patiently waited for the … Read more

Dare I say I think the devil is in the asking, in particular the word you used. I think you are asking about an accepted position on the taxonomy of these birds but you asked us about an excepted position. Indeed that may be the answer. People accept whatever listing, except for other people who … Read more

Hi Chris, “How long is a piece of string”…. Albatross Taxonomy now there’s an interesting topic!! I think most agree that it would be Shy, though some would split off “White-capped” T. Steadi – even Pizzey!! But C&B and IOC have them both under Shy. Cheers mate I thought there for a moment you got … Read more