Well yes what Matthew suggests is a much better idea than a hybrid. In which
case it should match a Crimson Rosella in size and voice. I thought along the
suggested lines of a hybrid first and commented on that. Mutations to suppress
the dark blue pigment (actually structural colour) are well known (think of
yellow budgerigars). There is some blue there but much reduced. Also explains
the less than black scalloping on the back.
Philip
--- wrote:
> Matthew that's exactly what it looks like. The absence of the Eastern
> Rosella's colours suggests it's more likely to be a mutation within the
> Crimson Rosella genotype.
> Ruth
> From: Matthew Larkin <>
> Sent: Thursday, 6 September 2018 7:15 AM
> To:
> Subject: Fwd: [canberrabirds] Hybrid Parrot
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: Matthew Larkin <>
> Date: 5 September 2018 at 10:13:38 pm GMT+1
> To: Philip Veerman <>,
> ""
> <>
> Cc: "" <>
> Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Hybrid Parrot
>
> Is there perhaps a mutation which causes the birds carrying it to not display
> blue colours, while not affecting red???
> Matthew
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 5 Sep 2018, at 9:18 am, Philip Veerman <> wrote:
>
> Interesting one. Quite different from the usual Crimson x Eastern Rosella
> hybrid. They usually have pale blue cheeks and the blue parts of wing and
> tail fairly like a Crimson Rosellawith the underparts like an Eastern Rosella
> and the back a mottled in between. There are several photos of typical ones
> that have come forward before. Though I agree it is hard to imagine what else
> this one could be, a hybrid that is even stranger than usual.The tail is all
> over the place, colour wise. Should preserve that photo in our website as a
> whatever. Philip
From:
> Sent: Wednesday, 5 September, 2018 3:51 PM
> To: COG-L
> Subject: [canberrabirds] Hybris Parrot Came across this unusually coloured
> bird at the AIS this morning. I assume it is a hybrid, probably Crimson x
> Eastern Rosella. Any thoughts? Regards Lindsay Hansch <image001.jpg>
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