Overview


Being positioned between the temperate climates of the south-east and the tropical climes of Queensland, Bundaberg is an extremely biodiverse region of the east coast, featuring over 8 major habitat types, from sub-tropical rainforest and brigalow to wetlands and coral reef cays, and ~200+ bird species to go with it. However, it's not just the birdlife; Bundaberg also boasts the largest concentration of nesting sea-turtles on the east coast. My aim is to share snippets of Bundaberg birding as well as reports from my birding trips further afield.


Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Batrachotoxins in Birds!

I got really excited when I found out that birds of a whole genus, as well as some other species, had batrachotoxins in their feathers... have a read of this and see what you think:

Avian chemical defense: Toxic birds not of a feather

This certainly raises a lot of questions, but nonetheless is very interesting. There seems to be few articles or scientific journals about this on the internet, and I haven't had a chance to read many, but I am keen on developing some sort of bigger picture myself for my own interest. I will definitely post anything else that I find.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC34071/#__ffn_sectitle

Brandon
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