Re: Wing Tags
Richard Hill (rhill@iconnect.net.au)
Tue, 10 Feb 1998 08:15:39 -0600
Saunders (1982) suspected that wing tags increased the mortality of
White-tailed Black Cockatoos by making the individual more visible to to a
predator (Wedge-tailed Eagles in this case), and/or may have affected the
aerodynamics of the wing. I have decided not to use wing tags on Red-tailed
Black-Cockatoos because of these concerns - although they would be very
useful and colour bands on legs is not an option for these birds..
Saunders, D.A. 1982. The breeding behaviour and biology of the short-billed
form of the white-tailed black cockatoo Calyptorynchus funereus. Ibis 124,
422-455.
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