Possibly female Alexandrine Parakeet?
This brings back memories...my wife and saw the Rose-ringed Parakeet
several times around the Yarra Bend Park about a year ago. Never added
it to the list as I assumed it was a poor escaped pet :(
Jason
On 2/5/19 12:45 am, Richard Boon wrote:
> I wonder if anyone can assist with an identification as my reference
> books are not accessible.
>
> This morning a green 'parakeet' flew over and landed in a nearby tree.
> It was green overall. The bill was pinkish red, the head green, no
> collar was evident, chest and belly green suffused brown (not as clear
> green as the head), the wing coverts were much paler green than the
> head, the flight feathers looked dark blue-green. The tail was much
> longer than the wings.
>
> It was not a Rose-ringed Parakeet, which is a bird I know well from a
> significant feral population in Durban, South Africa.
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