an ornithological teaser

[Con Boekel <>]

Ian is correct.

It is a Yellow-crested Cockatoo, established as a feral in Singapore. I 
saw a max of three, two of which were have an anti-social interaction 
with a pair of Tanimbar Corellas (also established as a feral) in the 
vicinity of a nesting hollow.  The black bill is quite distintive, the 
call is different and there is a faint yellow patch on the face. Given 
that Philip played around with 'Yellow-crested Hoopoe', I assume that he 
knew but was keeping the game alive with 'Yellow-crested Hoopoe'.
Aviary escapees add considerable interest to birding in Singapore. I 
understand that a bird of paradise was spotted in the Botanic Gardens.
regards

Con

cOn 12/03/2012 9:30 AM, Mark Clayton wrote:
> OK, I'll stick my neck out, probably to have it chopped off!! Given that Con
> has recently been to Singapore where cage birds are very popular, I'll stick
> with our very own Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (an escapee of course) but not
> the local race but something from either tropical northern Australia or PNG.
> I don't think it is the Yellow-crested Hoopoe as identified by Philip
> Veerman as the beak is slightly the wrong shape, nor is it Margaret Leggoe's
> "Dawn Harbinger" as that only occurs outside my bedroom window in Kaleen and
> calls well before dawn!!
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Con Boekel 
> Sent: Sunday, 11 March 2012 9:56 PM
> To: COG list
> Subject: [canberrabirds] an ornithological teaser
>
> Hi everyone
> I thought the avian cognoscenti amongst you might like to have a go at
> identifying the bird in the photo.
> Con

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