I have had great fun watching a Fig Parrot at a nest cavity in Cairns over the past couple of days. I dont have a copy of Hanzab handy so I dont have a reference to answer this question. Do Fig Parrots re-use the cavity they have excavated or create a new one each year? Many thanks Don
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The host tree is solid and living with green leaves. There is a couple of upper branches that have died and become soft enough for the Fig Parrots to dig into. This tree should be around for some time. Hoping the Fig Parrots still have enough space to create a new cavity next year! Thanks for all the helpful information here as always! Don On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Alan Gillanders < alan@alanswildlifetours.com.au> wrote:
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As they use softer trees and they are already dead, it is unusual for the trees to last beyond two seasons and making it to four would be very surprising. if it was just a dead snag of a living tree that might be different. Alan Alan’s Wildlife Tours 2 Mather Road Yungaburra 4884 Phone 07 4095 3784 Mobile 0408 953 786 http://www.alanswildlifetours.com.au/ Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 7:17 AM Cc: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Great information folks! As per Allan Gillanders comment about them excavating new every year. I noted that this active cavity was the third one from the top. The oldest being decrepid and the dead snag actually broke off where it had been. Hope to get back to Aus (next year?) and check it out. Was so super excited to see my first active Fig Parrot nest! Don On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 12:03 AM, Alan Gillanders < alan@alanswildlifetours.com.au > wrote: It is my belief that they use new hollows every year. After the initial excavations the female does all the work. Sometimes this is under strict supervision but some male display more confidence in her ability. I have never witnessed an old hollow being used a second time. During the nesting season they collect eucalypt leaves from my trees and fly with them towards the forest. As I have not seen them take those leaves into the nests I refrain from saying they line the nests with them but… Regards, Alan Alan’s Wildlife Tours 2 Mather Road Yungaburra 4884 Phone 07 4095 3784 Mobile 0408 953 786 http://www.alanswildlifetours.com.au/ —–Original Message—– From: Donald G. Kimball Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 3:34 PM To: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Subject: [Birding-Aus] Double-eyed fig parrot nest behaviour I have had great fun watching a Fig Parrot at a nest cavity in Cairns over the past couple of days. I dont have a copy of Hanzab handy so I dont have a reference to answer this question. Do Fig Parrots re-use the cavity they have excavated or create a new one each year? Many thanks Don
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Great information folks! As per Allan Gillanders comment about them excavating new every year. I noted that this active cavity was the third one from the top. The oldest being decrepid and the dead snag actually broke off where it had been. Hope to get back to Aus (next year?) and check it out. Was so super excited to see my first active Fig Parrot nest! Don On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 12:03 AM, Alan Gillanders < alan@alanswildlifetours.com.au> wrote:
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It is my belief that they use new hollows every year. After the initial excavations the female does all the work. Sometimes this is under strict supervision but some male display more confidence in her ability. I have never witnessed an old hollow being used a second time. During the nesting season they collect eucalypt leaves from my trees and fly with them towards the forest. As I have not seen them take those leaves into the nests I refrain from saying they line the nests with them but… Regards, Alan Alan’s Wildlife Tours 2 Mather Road Yungaburra 4884 Phone 07 4095 3784 Mobile 0408 953 786 http://www.alanswildlifetours.com.au/ —–Original Message—– Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 3:34 PM I have had great fun watching a Fig Parrot at a nest cavity in Cairns over the past couple of days. I dont have a copy of Hanzab handy so I dont have a reference to answer this question. Do Fig Parrots re-use the cavity they have excavated or create a new one each year? Many thanks Don
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G’day Don HANZAB says: Breeding very poorly known & no major studies. Does say one current nest tree had two older hollows presumed to be from previous years. So looks like there is an opportunity for someone in Cairns to do some useful follow up work on that nest site. Cheers Mike On 28/09/2014, at 3:34 PM, Donald G. Kimball wrote:
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