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Given the bluish cheeks it does look like a hybrid Eastern/Crimson Rosella. The bone coloured beak indicates an adult bird. Parrots often look at holes during the "non breeding" season and will often try to "guard" a favoured hollow. As has been noted on
the chat line in the past there are quite a few records locally of hybrids.
Mark
On 18/05/2020 3:58 pm, Bill Hall wrote:
A few days ago at Jerrabomberra Wetlands this bird was seen inspecting nesting hollows in the company of a Crimson Rosella over an extended period. Initially I thought it was an Eastern Rosella, but it doesn’t look “correct”. Could it
be a hybrid Eastern Rosella/Crimson Rosella. It is probably not a juvenile Crimson Rosella otherwise why would it be inspecting and entering potential nesting hollows?
Bill Hall
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