Martins: Tree Martins will only nest in tree hollows, while Fairy Martins on occasion will nest in tree hollows. Chestnut Teals, Australian Shovellers and Pacific Black Ducks will sometimes choose to nest in tree hollows.ĭollarbirds will o nly nest inside tree hollows. Treecreepers: All of our native Treecreepers will only nest in tree hollows, including White-throated Treecreeper, Black-tailed Treecreeper, Rufus Treecreeper, Red-browed Treecreeper, White-browed Treecreeper, and Brown Treecreeper.ĭucks and geese: A number of native ducks and geese will only nest in tree hollows, including the Rajah Shelduck, Australian Shelduck, Wood Duck (Maned Duck), Australian Grey Teal, Pink-eared Duck, Green Pygmy-goose and Cotton Pygmy-goose. The Australian Owlet-nightjar also uses tree hollows for nesting as well as roosting. Owls: Most of our native owls will only use, or mainly use tree hollows for nesting and some roost in hollows also, including the Powerful Owl, Rufus Owl, Barking Owl, Southern Boobook, Sooty Owl, Lesser Sooty Owl, Masked Owl and Barn Owl. The exceptions include the Night Parrot, Ground Parrot, Hooded Parrot, Parrot and Paradise Parrot, these parrots do not use tree hollows for nesting. Parrots: All except a small number of Australian native parrots, lorikeets and cockatoos will only nest in tree hollows. Here is a summary of birds that use tree hollows across Australia: Some bird species will only nest in tree hollows, while others will choose the best of available preferred options, which includes tree hollows. Most of these birds use tree hollows for nesting purposes, however a few species including Masked Owls, Sooty Owls, Australian Owlet-Nightjars and White-Throated Tree Creepers also use tree hollows to sleep in year-round. Over 300 of native mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs in Australia use tree hollows, and 114 of these species are birds.
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