We are also identifying sites with a deficit of natural hollows, where we can install specially-made ‘cockatubes’ that the birds can use for breeding. We are working with communities in East Gippsland community, as well as government agencies and non-government organisations, to protect unburnt stands of she-oaks and plant new trees to replace some of those that were lost in the fires. This project supports the bushfire recovery of South-eastern Glossy Black-Cockatoos in East Gippsland by protecting their short-term food supply and increasing their long-term food security. Short- and long-term solutions for bushfire recovery Photos will not be used or distributed publicly without the photographer’s permission. Photos will be classified and stored in BirdLife’s Flossy database, so they can be assigned an ID and compared to other photos. What happens to Flossy photos received by BirdLife Australia? If you have photos of Flossies in East Gippsland, you can send them to the date and location (GPS coordinates if possible) the photos were taken, to support the protection of these birds and their habitat. This will help us understand how Flossies move through the landscape, informing habitat management activities. We can use these facial feathers, along with tail panels, to help identify individual birds.īirdLife Australia is collecting photos of Flossies in East Gippsland to develop a photo library, which can be used to identify individuals based on their facial feathers. Photographed by: Tom Hunt ‘Flossy’ identification in East GippslandĮach female Glossy Black-Cockatoo (‘Flossy’) has a unique arrangement of yellow facial feathers. A Glossy Black-cockatoo male feeding on fire-sensitive she-oaks. Collecting data to protect GlossiesīirdLife Australia is collecting vital data on the birds and their habitats so they can be better protected. Without appropriate breeding sites, their population will continue to decline. The fires also damaged old, hollow-bearing trees - potential breeding sites for Glossies. Glossies feed almost exclusively on the cones of she-oak trees ( Allocasuarina and Casuarina), which need to be at least 5 years old to produce cones. South-eastern Glossy Black-Cockatoos occur from eastern Victoria to south-eastern Queensland 38% of this range was burnt by the 2019–20 bushfires. Many of the hollows these birds breed in were also damaged or destroyed in the firesīushfire damage threatens South-eastern Glossy Black-Cockatoos.
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