South Australian Ornithologist, Volume 48 (Part 1 and 2), 2024 The latest issue is available to members only. It is released for open access when the next issue is published towards the end of the year. To become a member, read more. Member access Members have access online or pay for printed copies sent to their address or collected at a general meeting. To access the journal online, members must be registered with Member Jungle (our new membership system) to read the latest issue of all Birds SA publications online or via the Member Jungle app. If you have registered:… Continue reading
South Australian Ornithologist, Volume 47 Volume 47, Part 1, July 2022 Contents Plumage diversity in the Adelaide Rosella: a case for taxonomic revision Andrew Black, Greg Johnston, David Donato, Greg Dare and Brian Blaylock. pp. 1-21. The Spotted Bowerbird in South Australia Graham Carpenter. pp. 22-32. Bird Notes First record of White Wagtail Motacilla alba for South Australia Colin Rogers, Teresa Jack and William Brooker pp. 33-35. Little Ravens Corvus mellori feeding on pine seeds Penny Paton pp. 36-37. Phenotypic separation of three divergent taxa within the Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens Andrew Black, Philippa Horton,… Continue reading
South Australian Ornithologist, Volume 46 Volume 46, Parts 1-2, November 2021 Contents Distribution and conservation status of the Rufous Grasswren Amytornis whitei on north-eastern Eyre Peninsula and in the Yellabinna, South Australia Karl Jones, Graham Carpenter and Andrew Black. pp. 1-12. Three formerly sympatric grasswrens in Central Australia: specimen evidence, collection localities, habitats and present status Andrew Black and Julian Reid. pp. 13-32. Decline of a cryptic desert bird, the Thick-billed Grasswren, in the northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia Alex Nankivell and Andrew Black. pp. 33-47. Typification of the scarlet form of Crimson Rosella Platycercus… Continue reading
South Australian Ornithologist, Volume 45 Index to Volume 45 Volume 45, Part 1 (July 2020) Contents An early Australian specimen of Hudsonian Godwit (Scolopacidae: Limosa haemastica), with a review of recent records. Philippa Horton and Richard Schodde pp. 1-11. The Birds SA Rare Bird Committee (SARC): a report on submissions 2006 – 2019. Andrew Black, Colin Rogers and John Fennell pp. 12-22. Bird Report, 2011-2015: Part 2, Passerines. Graham Carpenter and Philippa Horton pp. 23-36. Bird Note The Occurrence of White-fronted Tern, Sterna striata, in the South East of South Australia. Jeff Campbell and Robert… Continue reading
South Australian Ornithologist, Volume 44 Volume 44, Parts 1-2, November 2019 Index to Volume 44 Contents Variation in songs of the White-eared Honeyeater, Nesoptilotis leucotis among its four mainland subspecies Andrew Black and David Stuart. pp. 1-7. A review of phenotypic diversity within the Copperback Quailthrush Cinclosoma clarum Morgan, 1926, and recognition of a third subspecies from Eyre Peninsula Andrew Black, Leo Joseph, Lynn Pedler and Philippa Horton. pp. 8-23. Neonicotinoid insecticides (imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, clothianidin): the silent killers in the environment Robert Rowland and Krystyna Rowland. pp. 24-27. Bird Report, 2011-2015: Part 1, Non-passerines Graham… Continue reading
South Australian Ornithologist, Volume 43 Volume 43, Parts 1-2, November 2018 Index to Volume 43 Contents The decline in Holarctic shorebirds using Dry Creek Saltfields, South Australia, from 1985-86 to 2015-16 Colin Rogers and John Cox. pp. 1-16. Notes on the distribution and taxonomy of White-eared Honeyeaters in South Australia Andrew Black. pp. 17-26. A review of Wedge-tailed Eagle population stability in the Fleurieu Peninsula region of South Australia in 2017 Emma Rowe, Robert Brinsley and Terry Dennis. pp. 27-37. A review of Osprey distribution and population stability in South Australia S.A. Detmar and T.E…. Continue reading
South Australian Ornithologist, Volume 42 Index to Volume 42 Volume 42, Part 1, December 2016 Contents The ‘new and singular bird’ of St Peter Island Andrew Black, Jean Fornasiero, Justin Jansen and Philippa Horton. pp. 1-10. Investigating laterality in the freely occurring behaviours of Budgerigars Michael R. Duggan, Daniel P. Buckley and Matthew J. Anderson. pp. 11-19. Bird Note Listing Australia’s birds Andrew Black and Philippa Horton. pp. 20-22. Bird Note Great Egret preying on an Australian Reed Warbler Penny Paton. pp. 23-24. Bird Note A second observation of an Australian Magpie feeding on pine… Continue reading
South Australian Ornithologist, Volume 41 Volume 41, Part 1. December 2015 Index to Volume 41 Contents John Gould in South Australia and a reappraisal of his type locality, ‘The Belts of the Murray’ Andrew Black and Graham Carpenter. pp. 1-17. Diverse interactions, including hybridisation, between Brown and Inland Thornbills in South Australia Andrew Black, Philippa Horton and Leo Joseph. pp. 18-34. Bird notes Evasive behaviour by a female Plains-wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus, on the Birdsville Track, South Australia Colin Rogers and John Cox. pp. 35-37. Ph.D. Thesis Abstracts Comparative Ecology and Conservation of the Melithreptus… Continue reading
South Australian Ornithologist, Volume 40 Index to Volume 40. Volume 40, Part 1. November 2014. Contents Early records of the Painted Finch, Emblema pictum Gould, 1942 and a review of its status in South Australia Andrew Black and Philippa Horton. pp. 1-10. Breeding behaviour and prey of Black Falcons, Falco subniger, including food-caching D. Charley, H. Lutter and S.J.S. Debus. pp. 11-30. Bird notes A recent record of Osprey nesting in mangroves in South Australia T.E. Dennis and A.V. Brooks. pp. 31-33. Black-tailed Nativehen roosting behaviour at Paiwalla Wetland Peter Koch. pp. 34-35. The White-plumed… Continue reading