Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys Goldern Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
Bell Miner Manorina
melanophrys
Goldern Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis
Location: Hortons Creek, South-west of Nymboida.
Objectives: To study the bird life of Sub-tropical Rainforest, regenerating rainforest and Wet-sclerophyll Forest to ascertain:
1) population demography
2) movement patterns
3) morphometric data
Methods: The main method for trapping is the use of mist nets.
Site Description: The study site is situated on the junction of Clouds Creek and Hortons Creek with an altitude of 250m and rises to the west up to 521m. The Grafton to Armidale road (Main Road 74) passes through the site. The project area encompasses the Hortons Creek Nature Reserve (Dedicated 25th June 1993).
Water Falls up stream of
the banding station Spectacled
Monarch Monarcha trivirgatus
Vegetation: There are five distinct vegetation types and twelve suballiances and associations can be found in the study site:
1) Subtropical rainforesta) Black Booyoug, Stinging Tree and Fig suballiance.
b) Red Cedar, White Cedar and Bumpy Ash suballiance.2) Dry rainforest
a) Hoop Pine and Shatterwood suballiance.
b) Grey Myrtle and Lilly Pilly suballiance.3) Wet sclerophyll forest
a) Brush Box and White Mahogany association.
b) Dunn's White Gum association.
c) Grey Gum, White Mahogany and Tallowwood association.
d) Spotted Gum and White Mahogany association.4) Dry sclerophyll forest
a) Grey Gum, Ironbark and White Mahogany association.
b) Spotted Gum and Blackbutt association.
c) Spotted Gum and White Mahogany association.5) Woodland
a) Broad-leaved Apple and Dunn's White Gum association.
Summary of Banding
Spec
Banded
Retrap
Control
Band
Total
Name No
A
D
A
D
Mort
010
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
Brown Quail 222
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Collared Sparrowhawk 319
10
20
0
0
0
0
30
Azure Kingfisher 322
7
0
0
0
0
0
7
Laughing Kookaburra 326
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Sacred Kingfisher 338
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Fantailed Cuckoo 352
4
2
0
0
0
0
6
Noisy Pitta 357
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Welcome Swallow 361
20
1
0
0
0
0
21
Grey Fantail 362
31
0
0
0
0
0
31
Rufous Fantail 364
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
Willie Wagtail 373
15
2
0
0
0
0
17
Black-faced Monarch 375
28
11
0
0
0
0
39
Spectacled Monarch 377
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
Jacky Winter 384
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Rose Robin 392
46
19
0
0
0
0
65
Eastern Yellow Robin 396
16
5
0
0
0
0
21
Pale Yellow Robin 398
47
18
0
0
0
0
65
Golden Whistler 401
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
Rufous Whistler 408
13
3
2
0
0
0
18
Grey Shrike-thrush 416
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
Crested Shrike-tit 421
15
5
1
0
0
1
21
Eastern Whipbird 434
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
Logrunner 447
12
2
0
0
0
0
14
White's Thrush 454
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
Brown Gerygone 470
11
0
0
0
0
0
11
Striated Thornbill 475
26
15
0
0
0
0
41
Brown Thornbill 488
34
25
0
0
0
0
59
White-browed Scrubwren 493
28
15
0
0
0
0
43
Yellow-throated Scrubwren 494
24
10
0
0
0
0
34
Large-billed Scrubwren 529
44
26
0
0
0
0
70
Superb Fairywren 536
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
Variegated Fairywren 541
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
Red-backed Fairywren 558
4
1
0
0
0
0
5
Whitethroated Treecreeper 560
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Red-browed Treecreeper 574
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
Silvereye 578
10
0
0
0
0
0
10
White-naped Honeyeater 580
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Black-chinned Honeyeater 586
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
Scarlet Honeyeater 591
12
0
0
0
0
0
12
Eastern Spinebill 605
144
69
0
0
0
0
213
Lewins Honeyeater 614
17
1
0
0
0
0
18
Yellow-faced Honeyeater 632
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
White-cheeked Honeyeater 633
132
36
0
0
0
0
168
Bell Miner 662
353
71
0
0
0
1
424
Red-browed Finch 671
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Olive-backed Oriole 673
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Spangled Drongo 679
7
1
0
0
0
0
8
Satin Bowerbird 684
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Regent Bowerbird 779
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Bassian Thrush Totals:
1175
358
3
0