canberrabirds

Hybrid Rosella

To: Philip Veerman <>
Subject: Hybrid Rosella
From: Martin Butterfield <>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2018 21:19:09 +0000
Thanks Philip: its the first hybrid I have seen.  A new taxon for my GBS Chart.

Martin


On 17 February 2018 at 11:51, Philip Veerman <> wrote:

From what shows, looks like typical hybrid.

 

Philip

 

From: Martin Butterfield [
Sent: Saturday, 17 February, 2018 11:19 AM
To: COG List
Subject: [canberrabirds] Hybrid Rosella

 

This morning our Crabapple tree was visited by 3 Crimson Rosellas and an Eastern Rosella with blue cheeks.


Sorry the pic is so dark but it wouldn't come out in the open. 
I am assuming this is a hybrid between the Eastern and Crimson Rosellas.


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