Observations of the eastern rosella ( Platycercus eximius ) in the Wellington region | Notornis and Birds New Zealand

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Woon, JA¹  Powlesland, RG¹  Edkins, C¹ 

关键词: diet;    distribution;    flock size;    Platycercinae;    Platycercus eximius;    Wellington region;   

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学科分类：动物科学

来源: Ornithological Society of New Zealand Inc.

【 摘 要 】

Observations of eastern rosellas (Platycercus eximius) in the Wellington region were recorded during February 1994 to January 1997 by members of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand. Sixty-one percent of the 1227 sightings were made in 3 localities, Paraparaumu-Waikanae, Upper Hutt, and central Wellington. Most rosella sightings were in pastoral farmland (47%) and urban habitats, including parks, and golf courses (41%). Of the 400 sightings for which flock size was given, the mean was 3.6 rosellas, and flock size did not change significantly with season. Rosellas were seen feeding (n = 54) on buds and shoots (19%), flowers (5%), fruit (15%), and seeds (61%), with feeding on introduced plants making up 80% of the feeding observations.

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