Fitzherbert J.C., and Baker-Gabb D.J.
(1988) "Australasian grasslands and their threatened avifauna"
Goriup P.D. (ed) Ecology and Conservation of Grassland
Birds. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
In tropical grasslands, fire frequency has
increased since European settlement. This has had a major impact on
a variety of bird species and the decline of six bird species - the
Gouldian Finch, Yellow-rumped Mannikin, Chestnut-backed
Button-quail, Partridge Pigeon, Golden-shouldered Parrot and Hooded
Parrot. The authors suggest that these declines are most likely
related to the joint impacts of contemporary fire regimes and
associated grazing pressure.
