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Australian bird habitats:
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Description of habitat |
Just by the way it is created, manicured grassland, in contrast to natural grassland, is a much poorer habitat for birds. Seed-propagating grass varieties are being suppressed at the expense of root-expanding species. This leaves no potential food source for seed-eaters and only plant- or insect-eating bird species will therefore come onto lawns and sport complexes. Some grubs can be found under the surface too.
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Bird species found in this type of habitat or plant |
This is not necessarily a complete list. We display here some examples of bird species found by us in this kind of habitat or plant. Hover your cursor on thumbnails to see names of species; click on thumbnail to go to the page describing the species.
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Photos |
Large number of Purple
Swamphens on a sports pitch
Spotted
Bowerbird feeding on clover on a lawn
Galah feeding on
buffalo grass
Willie Wagtails are
one of only a few bird species that can find prey on a lawn
[Eulah Creek, NSW, May 2013]