The survival rates of 18 species of wide-ranging Australian passerines were clacu- lated by using recapture data provided by the Australian Bird Banding Scheme for birsds older than one year. N average, birds living in relatively lower rainfall areas (<760 mm annually) lived 15/100 longer than birds living in higher rainfall areas (> 760 mm). Out of 18 species examined, only three do not conform with this general trend.
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