Wow, that is amazing. There are fairly recent reports of Rose-crowneds in East Gippsland, and they were historically common around Mallacoota, so it seems possible that the odd vagrant could cross Bass Strait.
Janine
Sent using CloudMagic Email [cloudmagic.com/k/d/mailapp?ct=pa&cv=8.4.52&pv=6.0.1&source=email_footer_2] On Sat, May 07, 2016 at 4:07 PM, John Tongue < jspk@iprimus.com.au [jspk@iprimus.com.au] > wrote:
Hi All, just to report that a suspected vagrant Rose-crowned Fruit-dove was re-located after initial report some days ago, in ‘suburban’ Devonport, Tas. We are making enquiries about the possibility of it being an escapee, but to date, no-one knows of anyone keeping Fruit-doves in Tasmania. The only other reports I am aware of (though there may be others) are 1922 and 1968.
Cheers,
John Tongue
Devonport, Tas.
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