G'day Peter,
The parrots that your friend photographed at the WTP are indeed
Orange-bellied Parrots. They appear to both be juveniles based on
the pale frontal band (above the bill) and the distinct pale edged
primaries. They are clearly OBPs based on their bright overall green
colouration. Blue-wings are noticeably duller in comparison - more
of an olive green. The blue leg banded bird is a bird that was
released at Birchs Inlet in Tasmania late last year. It has been
seen numerous times at WTP, often with another un-banded juvenile and
occasionally with four banded adult OBPs. They mostly hang about the
borrow pits area of the complex though some observers have seen birds
adjacent the Spit, near the Western Lagoons. These may well be the
same birds wandering about, but who knows?
Could Alan Jordan (the photographer) please contact me directly to
discuss the observation details. It is very important that we
collate all information on this species as part of our ongoing research.
For more information on the current OBP project and identification
information, please visit:
http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/our-projects/identifying-obps.html
Regards,
Chris
At 11:10 PM 12/07/2008, Peter Shute wrote:
Hi Chris, I'm forwarding this to you in case you don't read the
birding-aus list.
Peter Shute
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