Dear
COGs,
I
attach two
photographs of “crimson rosellas” showing the back and rump. The one dated 100828 is certainly a
juvenile crimson rosella. But the
one dated 100831, I am not so sure about.
Could it be an Eastern /crimson rosella hybrid.
On thing struck me when I first saw the
bird in the 100831 photo was its fire-engine red, rather than the
crimson of
the crimson rosella. Also, with the
yellow below, my first thought was it was an Eastern rosella.
In
order not to make
this email too big, I will send another two shots of the same two birds
attached to another email showing the breast and abdomen views.
Interested
to hear
other people’s views. Does
anyone have a good photo of a hybrid they would like to share with us?
