(Habitat requirements are summarised in Table 4). 3: Key aspects of the biology and ecology of extant south coast threatened birds. Species Breeding Habits Diet and foraging Activity period Movements and social organisation Pezoporus flaviventris, Season: July- Dec, may vary mainly at dawn with little Active from 20-60 solitary western ground parrot geographically and dusk specialisation (but avoids big mins before (occasionally in or kyloring Clutch size: 2 – 3 (2 only); short distances, seeds in woody fruits); may sunrise, resting dispersal probably 4 egg clutches likely low over vegetation use more green fruit and late morning to begins in late Nov. extending Parental care: unknown on or close to vegetable material than late afternoon, through summer P. Chronology: unknown ground wallicus (Burbidge et al. becomes active Fledging success: unknown dispersal ability 1989) again c. 20 mins semi-altricial, nidicolous on the ground or in after sunset, for low shrubs 30-40 mins when moving from feeding to roosting areas Dasyornis longirostris, Very little known terrestrial invertebrates and Diurnal: Call most western bristlebird Season: July-Oct close to ground seeds often in 2 hours sometimes Clutch size: 2 weakly and forage alone or in after sunrise and overlapping fixed home ranges Parental care: unknown reluctantly, only pairs before sunset, >two singing birds Chronology: unknown distances skimming forage on or close to rarely in middle of occupy home range, Fledging success: unknown vegetation the ground, either among day except in surviving low Young: altricial, nidicolous elusive and rarely leaf litter or from open winter (Whittell intensity fire by limited seen ground, or glean from 1936, McNee movement into nearest dispersal foliage 1986, Smith 1987) vegetation. Where habitat ability suitable birds recorded settling near fire edge, and moving back to preferred sites.
3: Key aspects of the biology and ecology of extant south coast threatened birds. (Habitat requirements are summarised in Table 4). Species Breeding Habits Diet and foraging Activity period Movements and social organisation Pezoporus flaviventris, western ground parrot or kyloring Season: July- Dec, may vary geographically Clutch size: 2 – 3 (2 only); 4 egg clutches likely Parental care: unknown Chronology: unknown Fledging success: unknown semi-altricial, nidicolous mainly at dawn and dusk short distances, low over vegetation on or close to ground dispersal ability with little specialisation (but avoids big seeds in woody fruits); may use more green fruit and vegetable material than P. wallicus (Burbidge et al. 1989) on the ground or in low shrubs Active from 20-60 mins before sunrise, resting late morning to late afternoon, becomes active again c. 20 mins after sunset, for 30-40 mins when moving from feeding to roosting areas solitary (occasionally in dispersal probably begins in late Nov. extending through summer Dasyornis longirostris, western bristlebird Very little known Season: July-Oct Clutch size: 2 Parental care: unknown Chronology: unknown Fledging success: unknown Young: altricial, nidicolous terrestrial close to ground weakly and reluctantly, only distances skimming vegetation elusive and rarely seen dispersal ability invertebrates and seeds forage alone or in pairs forage on or close to the ground, either among leaf litter or from open ground, or glean from foliage Diurnal: Call most often in 2 hours after sunrise and before sunset, rarely in middle of day except in winter (Whittell 1936, McNee 1986, Smith 1987) sometimes overlapping fixed home ranges >two singing birds occupy home range, surviving low intensity fire by limited movement into nearest vegetation. Where habitat suitable birds recorded settling near fire edge, and moving back to preferred sites.
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