5th
Nov 2015 1:47 PM
GLADSTONE
Regional Council is offering the free loan of traps to residents who are having
issues with one of Australia's most invasive pests, the Indian Myna bird.
Council
has conducted surveys of the species in Gladstone and discovered that its
distribution is concentrated in Gladstone's CBD, with other populations being
noted in the surrounding suburbs of Barney Point, South Gladstone and Clinton.
Originating
from Asia, the species is usually seen in pairs, with the adult being readily
identified by a brown body of approximately 23-25cm long; black hooded head;
yellow patch behind the eye; bright yellow legs and bill; a white patch on the
outer primaries; and white colour under the wing lining.
They
are similar in appearance to the Noisy Miner, a native honeyeater species,
which is predominantly grey in colour, is non-invasive and is not regarded as a
pest.
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