Beat me by 2 secs Con
-----Original Message-----
From: Con Boekel
Sent: Monday, 12 March 2012 12:46 PM
Cc: 'COG list'
Subject: an ornithological teaser
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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