canberrabirds

Mystery parrot [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

To: "Paul Fennell" <>, "Canberra Birds" <>
Subject: Mystery parrot [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
From: "Whitworth, Benjamin - BRS" <>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 12:39:58 +1000

Im Thinking Alexandrine parrot by your description

Photos- http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=alexandrine+parrot+photos&FORM=IGRE#

Too big to be an Indian ringneck and the beak doesn’t look big enough.

Yeah I know the house. Not the owners.

Benj



From: Paul Fennell [
Sent: Tuesday, 6 April 2010 12:32 PM
To: 'Canberra Birds'
Subject: [canberrabirds] Mystery parrot

 

This bird has been hanging about most of yesterday and this morning, calling – a bit like a shortened call of a Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo -  wheeaar! Wheeaar! Wheeaaar!

 

Sorry about the atrocious shot!  Auto focus on anything but the target. 

 

I first thought it was an Eclectus, but you can see the tail is almost as long as the body.  Large reddish orange bill, Yellowish ring around the eye.  Light green body with darker green wings, with a reddish spot on each wing.  Tail is very long and whitish on the longest bit. Looks a little larger than a King Parrot. No ring around neck.

 

It was circling around the neighbourhood, and appears lost.  I suspect it might have escaped from an aviary on Mackinolty  Street.

 

What do we think?

 

 

 

Cheers

 

Paul

 

Paul Fennell

25 Pickles St

Scullin ACT 2614

 

026254 1804

0407105460

 


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