Vikki
Thank you for sending your photos, and I hope you don't mind me responding
to you publicly on the COG list, but I think this is an important and
interesting observation. I don't pretend to me an expert, but the bird
you observed and photographed looks like a male Turquoise Parrot, although
it only shows a trace of red in the wing. Yes, the species is unusual in
Canberra and requires a report to the Rarities Committee for the record to
be formally accepted. Your observation is particularly interesting
because Alastair Smith and I found a female of the species at the same
location a few weeks ago. It has been questioned whether the bird that I
saw was a genuine wild bird because (from the photos I took) it apparently
looks like a 'dilute mutation' (don't ask me to explain precisely what
that is, but they are apparently common cagebird varieties that I assume
are paler than the real thing), and because Jerrabomberra Wetlands is not
thought to be a likely locality for Turquoise parrots to favour. It would
be useful to know precisely where you saw your bird and how it was
behaving.
Regards
Frank
> Hi Frank
>
> Here y'go - sorry they're not better quality, but my photography is as
> amateurish as my birdwatching. Do you reckon my ID is correct, and is
> this significant for Canberra sightings?
>
> Vikki
>
>>>> <> 7/11/2006 1:10:05 pm >>>
>
> Hi Vikki
> Yes, I'd like to see your photos please.
> Regards
> Frank Antram
>> Hi birders
>>
>> I went to the Jerrabomberra Wetlands on Saturday morning, and at
> around
>> 8am saw what I think is a young turquoise parrot. If anyone would
> like
>> to see the photos, please drop me a line.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Vikki
>>
>
>
>
>
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