Ah, the Canberra/Singapore axis. My first visit to the Jurong Bird Park was in 1971 when it was being constructed. No sign of it on an earlier visit in 1965. I don't have a bird list for Singapore - or for anywhere else really. Had them from time on bits of paper that I've lost. I do have the odd field guide with a few paltry ticks on the yellowing pages.
Jurong 1971:
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From: Mark Clayton [
Sent: Monday, 12 March 2012 1:52 PM
To:
Cc: 'Con Boekel'; 'Geoffrey Dabb'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] an ornithological teaser
G'day again gents,
I don't think it is the Yellow-crested Cockatoo (aka Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo [Cacatua sulpherea]) as it usually has extensive amounts of yellow on the head, especially around the ears. I also think that it has a darker yellow crest but could be mistaken.
About an hour later after I was called to lunch ........
Having seen the replies from Geoffrey at al I still think it is a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo as it has NO yellow on the head. All illustrations I have looked at show the yellow.
For Ian's information my Singapore list is around 158 species seen and half a dozen heard. Interestingly I have not seen this cockatoo in Singapore but have seen a wide variety of other interesting "escapees" around the Jurong Bird Park.
Mark
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From: Ian Fraser m("internode.on.net]","calochilus51");">[
Sent: Monday, 12 March 2012 11:42 AM
To: Mark Clayton
Cc: 'Con Boekel'
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] an ornithological teaser
Given some recent postings, I could suggest something like "one of the less commonly seen species " in O'Connor, but that would be unkind (and hence I'm NOT sending this to the list!). That aside I'd suggest Yellow-crested Cocky, which I understand has been introduced to Singapore.
Incidentally Con, about how many spp did you see there? You've both got me interested ....
cheers
Ian
On 12/03/2012 10:30, 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
>
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> 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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