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an ornithological teaser

To: "'Con Boekel'" <>
Subject: an ornithological teaser
From: "Geoffrey Dabb" <>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:02:11 +1100
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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