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It
may look cute, but the feral red-whiskered bulbul poses a serious threat to
Australia's native plants and wildlife - and the discovery of the bird in
Canberra has authorities worried.
One
of the pest bird species, native in parts of Asia, was caught this month by a
resident of Campbell in Canberra's north.
ACT
Parks and Conservation Service director Daniel Iglesias said the bird was a
prohibited and notifiable pest species, that posed a "serious threat"
to the Australian environment.
The
bird is typically brown with a white neck, a distinctive red cheek patch and
pointed black crest on its head.
The
song is a scolding chatter and the call sounds like a sharp
"kink-a-joo".
"It
has established in Sydney and Melbourne with some isolated populations on the
North coast of NSW and areas of Queensland," Mr Iglesias said.
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