I suppose so. Forshaw POTW 3rd ed says Cacatua s sulphurea is the subspecies of the Lesser introduced to Singapore. However should have bright yellow ear coverts, which I have supplied in the below
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From: Mark Clayton [
Sent: Monday, 12 March 2012 10:31 AM
To: 'Con Boekel'; 'COG list'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] an ornithological teaser
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
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From: Con Boekel m("boekel.com.au]","con");">[
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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