Hi Simon
FYI, some previous discussion re Little x Long-billed Corellas in Canberra:
http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/html/canberrabirds/2014-04/msg00013.html
To: "'Margaret Leggoe'" <>,
"" <>
Subject: Hybrid on Callum Brae??? [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]
From: "Perkins, Harvey" <>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 03:23:43 +0000
There was a pair of corellas (one Little, one Long-billed) at/in a hollow in a
Blakely's Red Gum on 22 September last year at one of the sites that I survey
regularly on Red Hill as part of COG's Woodland Survey.
Prior to this, a Long-billed Corella had been recorded during these Red Hill
surveys on:
17 Dec 2006
29 Mar 2008 with a flock of Sulphur-crested Cockatoos
27 Jun 2009 appeared to be a paired with a Little Corella as evidenced by
allopreening.
4 Oct 2009 ousted a galah from the vicinity of a nest hole then occupied
the entrance for the 10-minute duration of the survey.
13 Dec 2009
The Red Hill site is not that far from Callum Brae - may well be the same pair.
Harvey
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From: Margaret Leggoe
Sent: Tuesday, 1 April 2014 1:31 PM
To:
Subject: Hybrid on Callum Brae???
For some years now I have encountered, on and off, a corella pair, one
long-billed and one little corella. I always know them because long-bill has a
metal ring on one leg. There have been no reports of them breeding, but, if
the little corella is the same one, the pair have been faithful for years. One
might call them Romeo and Juliet, albeit with greater longevity.
Today they turned up at nursery corner, and a third corella was with them, and
obviously very close because at one stage little was grooming the third
arrival. Now, the new arrival looks a bit like a long-billed, but not quite,
with less red wash about the face and neck. Also, its crest is more like that
of a little.
Attached is a photo (very small to comply with chatline rules) of the three. I
have other more detailed images, and if you let me know you are interested, I
can send them to you privately. They are really not of a high enough standard
for me to want to put them on FlickR for everyone on the planet to see.
Margaret Leggoe
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 08:20:16 +0000
From: Nikolas Haass <>
To: Philip Veerman <>, "'Simon Robinson'"
<>
Cc: 'Birding Aus' <>
Subject: More hybrids - corellas this time
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Hi all,
According to E.M. McCarthy?s Handbook of Avian Hybrids (2006, OUP), the
following combinations with Little Corella occur (except for x sulphurea
apparently all in the wild):
Cacatua sanguinea [Little Corella]
x galerita [Sulphur-crested C.]
x leadbeateri [Major Mitchell?s C.]
x pastinator [Western C.]
x roseicapillus [Galah]
x sulphurea [Lesser Sulphur-crested C.]
x tenuirostris [Long-billed C.]
x Callocephalon fimbriatum [Gang-gang C.]
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On 25/06/14 5:53 PM, "Philip Veerman" <> wrote:
>We have exactly the same situation in Canberra, where the Little Corella
>has
>become abundant recently. It has reached 12th most common species in the
>most recent compiled years Garden Bird Survey (2012/13), from being almost
>non occurring here until 1988. With small numbers of Long-billed Corellas
>and, going by appearances and some observed behaviours, some very likely
>hybrids. Whether any hybrids are of domestic origin is unknown (somewhat
>likely maybe but generally not often suggested). It seems odd that
>"aviculture literature, however, refers to hybridisation between
>long-billed
>corellas and galahs (or Major Mitchell cockatoos) to enhance colouring;
>hybridisation with little corellas is not mentioned." I strongly suspect
>that is simply a reflection of the interests of the authors or what they
>might be attempting to achieve or what they think hobbyists might like to
>know about, rather than any lesser likelihood or occurrence of
>hybridisation
>between corellas.
>
>Philip
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Birding-Aus On Behalf
>Of
>Simon Robinson
>Sent: Wednesday, 25 June 2014 2:29 PM
>To:
>Cc: Peter Dewey
>Subject: [Birding-Aus] More hybrids - corellas this time
>
>
>There is a large flock of little corellas that squawks around the Southern
>Highlands of NSW. Amongst them are a few long-billed corellas. In addition
>there are a few individuals with intermediate length bills of various
>sizes
>and some colour variations (including pink). Peter Dewey and I are
>wondering
>if these are hybrids between the little and long-billed corellas. The only
>peer reviewed reference we can find is (Ford, J (1985) Emu 85, 163-180)
>who
>did not find evidence of such hybridisation, but considered that the
>long-billed corella was still evolving. The aviculture literature,
>however,
>refers to hybridisation between long-billed corellas and galahs (or Major
>Mitchell cockatoos) to enhance colouring; hybridisation with little
>corellas
>is not mentioned. In the Southern Highlands flock, are we seeing (a)
>hybridisation between little and long-billed corellas, (b) hybridisation
>between long-billed corellas and galahs (occasional pink colouration
>suggests this), or (c) a morphological range in the genetically unstable
>long-billed corellas (not all the intermediate billed individuals show
>pink
>colouration). Or all or some of the above! We'd appreciate comments and
>discussion!
>
>
>
>Simon R Robinson
>
>BUNDANOON NSW 2578
>
>Phone:+61 2 4883 7186| Mobile: 0412 252 177
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