I'm going to hazard a guess that it is a Military Macaw, Blue-winged Macaw, Chestnut-fronted Macaw or Red-fronted Macaw. Definitely a macaw of some sort.
You should contact the Priam Psittaculture Centre, which is a parrot breeding facility near Bungendore, as it may be an escapee from there, or they may be able to look up the band number and locate the owner. They also microchip all their birds, which should aid in getting the bird back to its owner.
Is there a photo of the bird?
On 1 November 2012 21:32, David McDonald (personal)
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Greetings. Does anyone know about exotic parrots that
aviculturalists keep?
Someone has handed in to Wildcare Queanbeyan what apparently is an
exotic parrot that was picked up in bushland near Reedy Creek. It
has a metal band on its leg.
The bird is described as follows:
- approximately 18 inches/50 cm from bill to tail tip
- a very long tail
- prominent white eye ring
- red at the base of the bill
- overall olive green
- the underwing flight feathers are aqua in colour
- the head is a darker olive green than the rest of the body
- the bill is black
- the upper mandible substantially overlaps the lower mandible
I have looked at the picture in Forshaw's 'Parrots of the world'
but cannot identify it there.
Any suggestions?
Thanks - David
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