Hi there,
I wanted to submit a checklist of birds to ebird from a recent visit to Portugal,
to count some lifebirds I have not seen yet.
However, the spot is one of the main tourist attractions in Lisbon, and I noticed
there were also there 6 Indian peafowl roaming the main grounds, almost certainly these were
domesticated/'pets' for the grounds.
My question is: should these be counted as well on my checklist, or
else disregarded/not counted?
Best, Joe
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Posted 19 June 2012 - 07:20 PM
I would not include domestics on an ebird checklist but I have seen where others have, it's really up to you.
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Posted 19 June 2012 - 07:28 PM
I do know that ebird has Indian peafowl on their standard list for LA, CA and helmeted guinea fowl (domestic) also, although neither is native. Peafowl showed up on my life list after I entered it but guinea fowl did not. I don't know their reasoning.
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Posted 19 June 2012 - 09:12 PM
Ebird has a Indian Peafowl (Domestic Type) listing. I think it would be fine to list them as that (or omit them, if you choose), as long as they were free roaming and not caged.
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