Re: RE: [canberrabirds] hybrid Eastern/Crimson Rosella [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

I agree with Harvey that the density of Crimson and Eastern Rosellas around about makes it more likely that hybrids will crop up (also that Easterns (more open country birds) and Crimsons (more forest birds) are in Canberra brought into 'unntaural' proximity).

I have seen hybrids mainly about the Hughes/Red Hill area (where I spend most time!), but unlike Harvey I have always seen them associating with Easterns as mates, not Crimsons.

John Leonard

On 14/07/2009 8:41am, "Perkins, Harvey" <> wrote:
> Nice photo John. I was interested in your comment about it associating
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> Hybrids are a regular if not common sight when I do the COG quarterly
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> Woodland surveys at Red Hill and I have a personal theory that the
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> density of both Crimson and Eastern Rosellas in Canberra Nature Park
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> reserves is contributing to a fairly high occurrence of hybrids. I have
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> also recorded hybrids at my home in Kambah several times in recent
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> Harvey
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> Subject: [canberrabirds] hybrid Eastern/Crimson Rosella
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> Seen at our house in Hughes on Sunday. it was slightly larger than an
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