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- Title
Survey of the bird fauna of Whymoul Forest near Barham in the Riverina bioregion, southern New South Wales.
- Authors
Murphy, Michael J.
- Abstract
An inventory survey of the bird fauna of a small (462 ha) riverine woodland remnant on the Wakool River in the Riverina bioregion in southern inland New South Wales in 2021-2023 recorded 123 species (31 waterbirds and 92 woodland birds) including residents, flood visitors, spring/summer latitudinal migrants and autumn/winter altitudinal migrants. The conservation values of this remnant include habitat value for 22 NSW declining woodland bird species, one waterbird species of conservation concern in NSW, and an additional 9 species (3 woodland birds and 6 waterbirds) of conservation concern in nearby Victoria, as well as landscape connectivity value as part of a major riverine wildlife corridor. Several declining woodland bird species exhibited apparent local preferences for particular vegetation communities, including Gilbert's Whistler Pachycephala inornata (River Red Gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis Forest and Mixed Box-Gum Woodland) and Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata (Black Box Eucalyptus largiflorens Woodland). This study highlights the complementary value of small remnants for biodiversity conservation in extensively cleared landscapes and the connectivity role of riverine corridors in these landscapes.
- Subjects
NEW South Wales; RIVERINA (N.S.W.); VICTORIA; WATER birds; FOREST birds; FOREST animals; BIRD surveys; ZOOLOGICAL surveys; WILDLIFE conservation; BIODIVERSITY conservation; EUCALYPTUS
- Publication
Victorian Naturalist, 2024, Vol 141, Issue 2, p45
- ISSN
0042-5184
- Publication type
Article