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The whole question of the recent spread of both
Corella species is still an open issue. As in this has happened throughout many
towns and cities in eastern Australia. It is unknown either way but probably due
to deliberate or accidental introduction. They are common as pets but I think
they would be pretty annoying in the house after a while, so it would be escape
or release of cage birds, wild breeding of these birds, along with natural
spread of populations (although this latter is easier to comprehend for the
Little Corella). Whether the history is the same or differs between the two
species is also a mystery. It is worth mentioning also that the Galah has also
spread similarly, although that happened many decades before, and so earlier
than the memory of most of us on the scene now. The Galah was rare in the
Canberra Region early in the 20th century but is now our most common species
here.
Philip
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From:
Graeme Petersen <>
To:
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Date:
Friday, 26 December 2003 22:15
Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Long
Billed corellas in QLD
Hi,
Just hoping someone
might be able to give me answer re long billed corellas.
I live in
Logan City (about half way between Brisbane & Gold Coast) and
have
had a long billed corella visiting us for sometime now. We have also
had a
flock of little corellas in the area for quite a while. I assumed
that the
flock of little corellas had come in from western Qld during the
drought
looking for food but I thought the long billed corella must be an
escaped
cage bird. Today for the first time I noticed 4 long billed
corellas! 3 flew
away immediately when I walked out to fill up the bird
bath the other just
climbed higher up the branch he was on and kept an
eye on me. I'm guessing
he is fairly used to humans and is probably the
one that has been hanging
around for a while
According to the
Readers Digest book of Australian Birds these birds are
native to Western
Vic. Is it possible these are wild birds...or more likely
that they've
all escaped or been let loose from captivity?
I'm not a member of
your list so if someone has any info could you email me
direct? Any help
much appreciated.
Thanks
Graeme Petersen
Waterford
West
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