Albino bulbul?

[mattymeischke]

Some interesting looking birds here: http://69.89.31.196/~petcocka/Dboard/vi ... f=8&t=2274
Most are pied, the one which is all white with red cheeks and reddish eyes is arguably albino.

[GregH]

Nice birds - I've never seen mutations but even getting normals Qld is problematic. The responses from the Malays where the page comes from show a common theme amoungst aviculturists:

Maybe someone needs to wake our govt. up and play a more supportive role

[Danny]

Its not problematic in QLD , it's specifically prohibited (with a fine just to prove their point). You'd get in less trouble setting up a farm mating rabbits to ferrets.

[wagga]

I just had a look at the photos and I must admit that some of these mutation colours are very attractive.

[arthur]

Its not problematic in QLD , it's specifically prohibited (with a fine just to prove their point)..

There's a certain irony in the prohibition of RWB's in the 'smart state' . . . A strategy no doubt in place to prevent the establishment of feral populations

One major Queensland provincial city has a reasonable number of feral bulbuls

In the late '70's(?) a petshop had half a dozen or so of these birds, and someone in their wisdom, informed the pharisees of this. The head ranger visited the shop and threatened the owner with all sorts of dire consequences should these birds still be on the premises at his return

Well they weren't . . were they?

And 40 years down the track, their offspring bring delight to nature lovers most of whom are unaware that they are in truth dreaded and prohibited illegal aliens.

Little do they realise the threat to our very existence that these birds pose









PS . . I still have in my mind's eye the image of a picture in a local newspaper from those high and faroff times, of the same ranger posing triumphantly with a fine trophy . . a Little Corella which he had confiscated, probably from a little old lady who had kept the bird as a pet for years

L C's of course in those days were "birds which had never had declared open seasons" and were obviously illegally obtained

PPS . . I wouldn't see the keeping of mutation bulbuls in Qld as a problem . . most of the current crop of rangers would have problems identifying a crow

[Tintola]

Arthur, I love your way with words.

[Danny]

I'm aware of those ones Arthur. Annoyingly because the RWB's are on the Vertebrate Pest Act as prohibited, the definition of gazetted aviary bird does not apply. If they weren't on the Vertebrate pest act they would be classified as gazetted as 'naturalised introduced birds by nature of establishment by natural reproduction within the state"