G’day, I think it was Murray Lord who asked for info on lurida calls (hi Murray!) Some 20 years ago I was hauled up an extremely tall and intimidating tree by John Young, somewhere near Ingham, in order to try for Lesser Sooty Owl. Heard but failed to see it but did see a “Little … Read more
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….or the mollecular study that reached that conclusion does not reflect the true genetic relationships within the exulans complex. From: Cas Liber To: ‘birding-aus threads’ Sent: Thursday, 5 May 2011 6:21 PM Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Lesser Sooty & Sooty Owls & others Thirdly, I have no problems accepting that similar looking birds can be of … Read more
This email responds to a series of sub threads on lurida. Murray Lord asked: “If the lurida subspecies does abut other forms without any significant introgression, then surely lurida deserves to be split under the biological species concept?…. I wonder if anyone has looked into their calls?” I do not have all the … Read more
Hi birders, While doing some work with Superb Lyrebirds last year here in the Blue Mountains, I noticed that some of them were suffering from an unsightly leg condition which, as it turns out, is probably due to Knemidocoptes mites. Most of the birds with the condition were immatures. I would like to get an … Read more