Sorry. I missed putting juv. In front of the Superb. I was thinking but not
keyboarding a smaller juv. Superb with the lighter green chest. I was getting
interrupted with nagging in the background at the time.
Terry B
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From:
On Behalf Of Tom and Mandy Wilson
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:26 PM
To: birding-aus
Subject: 10 questions from my Parkes trip
Not sure about assessment for Q6. Superbs are between 1/3 and 1/2 as big
again as Red Rumped (36-42cm vs 25-28cm per Pizzey) and look a lot more
robust. If you think the bird was Red Rumped size, it's not a Superb. I'd
go for a juvenile or female Red Rumped or at outside a female Mulga.
Female Superbs have a red bill as well.
Cheers
Tom Wilson
>
>
> 6. mid-sized Parrot with dull green breast -- ??? ~ size of red-rump Seen
> briefly from below.
>
> My friend the farmer whose farm we were at, says superb parrots show up
> there. Having never seen one, I'm not sure about them.
>
> What would be the likely suspects in the Parkes area?
>
> "Probably a Superb. The occasional red wing & mulga parrot have also been
> sighted in the area."
>
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