Laurie & Leanne Knight wrote:
> Taking into account that this composite grouping
> would be made up of birds that were either avairy escapees or the
> descendents of escapees, I was wondering if there were any records of
> hybridisation amongst the corella "family".
>
There have been records of Corellas hybridising with Sulphur-crested,
Major Mitchells, Galahs and Gang Gangs. A couple of years ago I saw a
flock of about 50 Short-bill and 10 Long-bills in the Deception Bay area
(SE Qld) with 2 members of the flock being very obvious hybrids between
a Short-bill and a Galah. Interestingly the 2 hybrids always perched
side-by-side, a little distance away from the main flock.
cheers,
Mike Owen
Sunshine Coast, Qld
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