Fact Sheets and Reports |
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| Bird ID | Bird Identification for Beginners
DEWR Australian Shorebirds Identification Sheets. 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
| Balloons and Birds | Helium-filled balloons which end up in the sea can cause much damage to marine birds. More information. |
| Bird Flu | Migratory waterbirds are unlikely to be a problem. The only
likely risk of a bird
flu epidemic in Australia
is if (1) it becomes transmissible from human to human in someone infected
by domestic poultry elsewhere in the world, and then (2) someone infected
flies into Australia with it. Bird
Flu Statement |
| Common Myna | The Common (Indian) Myna poses a serious threat to native birds. Traps have been used with varying success. Every Myna removed is soon replaced by more moving in. For some suggestions on control, see the Birds Australia website and the Brisbane City Council website. |
| Data | Atlas of Australian Birds. Birdata Wildlife Online (Qld EPA) |
| Feeding Wild Birds | BASQ preference is that you design and plant a garden that contains
a wide range of flowering trees and shrubs as well as other habitat components
(native grasses, a pond, leaf litter, logs, etc.). See Birds
in your garden for advice on how to bring them back. But if you choose to give food, there are ways you can minimise any harm to wildlife. See Fact Sheet |
Threatened Species |
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (DEH) SPRAT Database (DEH) Threatened plants and animals (Qld) Threatened Birds Network (BA) |
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