Long Billed corellas in QLD

[knightl <>]

LBCs have been around SEQ for a while - probably bred from escapees.

Regards, Laurie.


On Friday, December 26, 2003, at 09:14  PM, Graeme Petersen wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Just hoping someone might be able to give me answer re long billed 
> corellas.
> I live in Logan City (about half way between Brisbane & Gold Coast) 
> and have
> had a long billed corella visiting us for sometime now. We have also 
> had a
> flock of little corellas in the area for quite a while. I assumed that 
> the
> flock of little corellas had come in from western Qld during the 
> drought
> looking for food but I thought the long billed corella must be an 
> escaped
> cage bird. Today for the first time I noticed 4 long billed corellas! 
> 3 flew
> away immediately when I walked out to fill up the bird bath the other 
> just
> climbed higher up the branch he was on and kept an eye on me. I'm 
> guessing
> he is fairly used to humans and is probably the one that has been 
> hanging
> around for a while
>
> According to the Readers Digest book of Australian Birds these birds 
> are
> native to Western Vic. Is it possible these are wild birds...or more 
> likely
> that they've all escaped or been let loose from captivity?
>
> I'm not a member of your list so if someone has any info could you 
> email me
> direct? Any help much appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Graeme Petersen
> Waterford West
>
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