Interesting.
Yellow-crested Cockatoos existed across central Indonesia (and were once very
common) so my guess would be that is what it is (rather than an Aussie bird).
Still it must have been a very tough bird that made it across to Europe either
via one of the "silk roads" or the trade routes round India and up the Red Sea
- journey's that were no mean feat.
It should be remembered that there was a huge amount of trading between the
east and the west during that period but controlled through the Middle East not
Europe (hence Portugal's desire to find an alternative way to get there round
Africa only a couple of years after this painting was said to be painted).
Cheers,
Ed
> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:02:44 +1100
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo in Renaissance painting
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> A colleage has just asked me about this.
>
> I'm stumped. How did a cocky get to Italy in AD 1496?
>
> Any thoughts? Is it a hoax?
>
> Bill
>
> http://newsroom.melbourne.edu/news/aussie-bird-renaissance-artwork-forces-history-rethink
>
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