Paul, some further information for you.
a. East Gippsland BOC Members of the East Gippsland Bird Observation and Conservation would be worth talking to as fruit-doves turn almost regularly now in that part of the state and I know many of the bird sightings from this area are not reported to Birdline though most are formally recorded for the Atlas of Victorian Wildlife. In past discussions with rainforest biologists such fruit-eating birds are now considered a natural part of East Gippsland bird fauna.
Link – EGBOC – http://www.egboc.org.au/site/index.php
b. Atlas of Victorian Birds (1987) It’s always worth reading the entries in this old atlas, for habitat and other information on Victorian birds. The book has Superb, Rose-crowned, Topknot, Brown Cuckoo-dove and Emerald Dove as the rainforest birds recorded for Victoria at that time. Since then of course we’ve also had White-headed Pigeon as a ‘regualr’ now for the state.
c. Atlas of Victorian Wildlife (AVW) The AVW and Birds Australia atlasses would be interesting to interrogate for distribution information as there are now many records of such species now recorded from near Melbourne as well though I’m not aware of any observations west of Melbourne.
If you turn up any records in your research that have not been atlassed be sure to send them though for atlassing! With climate change and rainforest restoration we can expect increasing records of these species I suspect.
cheers, Martin
Martin O’Brien Wildlife Biologist – Threatened Species & Communities Section Department of Sustainability and Environment 2/8 Nicholson St., East Melbourne 3002 VICTORIA
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