Hi Mike, and all,
They certainly do. We used to live in Boggabilla, in northern NSW.
The neighbours had a Galah in a cage, t which other wild birds used to
come and visit (they also put out extra seed for them). For about 40
years, a "pair" of a Galah and Little Corella had been coming,
bringing their offspring each season. These young were like pale,
washed-out Galahs, with a yellow wash. The young never lasted through
to a second season, and then one day, we saw a Corella dead by the
roadside, and this "pair" never showed up again, so we guess it was
that bird.
John Tongue
Ulverstone, Tas.
On 15/02/2009, at 1:16 PM, Mike Simpson wrote:
Hi Listers,
I have been unsubscribed from this list for a long time, but have
resubscribed today to ask if Galahs and Little Corellas are known to
cross-breed in the wild.
The reason for asking is that I was watching a mixed flock of Long-
Billed
and Little Corellas in Jamieson Park, Penrith today (probably over
200 birds
total). And managed to photograph these two chicks.
See http://www.routeriter.com/images/Crosses%20008-medium.jpg
Chicks had typical Galah grey back and black under tail feathers,
but white
heads with pink cheeks and blue eye patches. Breast feathers were a
mottled
pink/white. They always fed with the Little Corella shown beside
them in the
photo. I have further photos if anyone is interested.
Mike
Penrith, NSW.
http://members.optusnet.com.au/ozbirds
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