Hi Peter, They have never been recorded preying on Regent Honeyeaters to our knowledge, and other than Swift Parrots in Tas there is scant reference in the literature of gliders preying on birds and eggs. In terms of levels of predation, of the 7 nests which made at least egg stage, 2 were taken by gliders (one of each species). With regard to sparrows, this is a behaviour that has been recorded before – a quick skim of HANZAB has recorded occurrences of them interfering with nesting Welcome Swallow, Red-browed Finche, Tree and Fairy Martin, Common Starling, Sacred Kingfisher, and Southern Whiteface. Cheers, Dean Dean Ingwersen | Woodland Bird Program Manager and Regent Honeyeater recovery coordinator BirdLife Australia Suite 2-05, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton VIC 3053 M 0409 348 553 | T 03 9347 0757 ext 247 | F 03 9347 9323 dean.ingwersen@birdlife.org.au | birdlife.org.au ABN 75 149 124 774 —–Original Message—– Sent: Thursday, 12 November 2015 4:08 PM Cc: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Dean, are these possums natural predators? If so, is this level of predation normal, or is it for some reason higher than normal? Peter Shute Sent from my iPad
The article also mentioned House Sparrows destroying eggs. I’ve haven’t heard of sparrows doing that before, can anyone comment on whether they do it with other species? Peter Shute Sent from my iPad
Dean, are these possums natural predators? If so, is this level of predation normal, or is it for some reason higher than normal? Peter Shute Sent from my iPad
Hi Peter, They have never been recorded preying on Regent Honeyeaters to our knowledge, and other than Swift Parrots in Tas there is scant reference in the literature of gliders preying on birds and eggs. In terms of levels of predation, of the 7 nests which made at least egg stage, 2 were taken by gliders (one of each species). With regard to sparrows, this is a behaviour that has been recorded before – a quick skim of HANZAB has recorded occurrences of them interfering with nesting Welcome Swallow, Red-browed Finche, Tree and Fairy Martin, Common Starling, Sacred Kingfisher, and Southern Whiteface. Cheers, Dean Dean Ingwersen | Woodland Bird Program Manager and Regent Honeyeater recovery coordinator BirdLife Australia Suite 2-05, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton VIC 3053 M 0409 348 553 | T 03 9347 0757 ext 247 | F 03 9347 9323 dean.ingwersen@birdlife.org.au | birdlife.org.au ABN 75 149 124 774 —–Original Message—– Sent: Thursday, 12 November 2015 4:08 PM Cc: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Dean, are these possums natural predators? If so, is this level of predation normal, or is it for some reason higher than normal? Peter Shute Sent from my iPad
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The article also mentioned House Sparrows destroying eggs. I’ve haven’t heard of sparrows doing that before, can anyone comment on whether they do it with other species? Peter Shute Sent from my iPad
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Dean, are these possums natural predators? If so, is this level of predation normal, or is it for some reason higher than normal? Peter Shute Sent from my iPad
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