Cacatua galerita x tenuirostris/sanguinea (hybrid)

3 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo x Long-billed/Little Corella (Hybrid) at Symonston, ACT

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Identification history

Cacatua galerita x tenuirostris/sanguinea (hybrid)	16 Sep 2020	natureguy
Cacatua tenuirostris x galerita (Hybrid)	1 Nov 2019	natureguy
Cacatua tenuirostris x galerita (Hybrid)	24 Oct 2019	rawshorty
Cacatua tenuirostris x galerita (Hybrid)	23 Oct 2019	natureguy
Cacatua sanguinea x galerita (Hybrid)	23 Oct 2019	natureguy
Cacatua tenuirostris x galerita (Hybrid)	20 Oct 2019	rawshorty

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Looks good to me for a Long-billed Corella X Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. The bill is quite long and the Yellow ( That would usually be Red on a Long-Billed Corella is present on both the face and chest.

16 comments

natureguy wrote:

24 Oct 2019

I added the new species, but think it may be more Little Corella (not Long-billed) but does have an abnormally long bill.

rawshorty wrote:

24 Oct 2019

Thanks, Luke. I am still firm on L-b C x and have support from others but am happy with what the mods want to put it up as.

natureguy wrote:

24 Oct 2019

Ok you seem to know more than me so happy to go with your opinion. We will wait and see what the others have to say.

rawshorty wrote:

24 Oct 2019

Luke, my apologies, i did not want to come across as someone to deny your opinion. You may well be right but i wanted to put my opinion out there. I could well be wrong? with my thoughts. I would be very interested in why? you think a LC x ? Perhaps because it is the most likely?

natureguy wrote:

24 Oct 2019

I just thought that maybe Little Corella is more likely because it doesn't really have any Long-billed characteristics other than the longer bill. (No red on throat or face) But searched around and found this article of a presumed Long-billed Corella X Sulphur-crest hybrid (https://natureoutwest.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/hybrid-cockatoo-in-melton/). Looks very similar to yours so I think your opinion may be correct.

rawshorty wrote:

24 Oct 2019

I have added another photo that i have applied vibrance to make the yellow on the face and chest stand out more ( would be red on L-b C ).

ArcherCallaway wrote:

24 Oct 2019

It would probably take more than just photos to be absolutely certain of the of which Corella, but with the bit of yellow on the throat and the long bill I'm happy to support LBC x. Perhaps also more likely than LC given it might be harder for LBCs to find mates and a closer size to SCCs? Anyhow a very fascinating record.

Christine wrote:

24 Oct 2019

Hehe, I think it is a Blue-eyed Parrot...

natureguy wrote:

25 Oct 2019

I am happy to confirm if others agree.

RodDeb wrote:

6 Nov 2019

Thanks Shorty for putting yours on, will relist ours and hopefully it will go through as well as it had the same characteristics as the one in your photos.

rawshorty wrote:

18 Aug 2020

Sorry all but i have had my photos checked by Joseph Forshaw ( World renowned Parrot expert ) and he suggests a Little X . It still looks like a different bird to my other one so there may be two around.

RodDeb wrote:

18 Aug 2020

interesting to know, if only the bird could tell us who it's parents were, be much easier. The one we put on could be the same or who knows (41912).

rawshorty wrote:

19 Aug 2020

Well it seems i had a seniors moment, i misread the email and Joe is stating that this bird would be L-b X

natureguy wrote:

19 Aug 2020

Thanks for taking the time to follow this up. Its good to have some confident confirmation of the ID.

rawshorty wrote:

19 Aug 2020

No worries Luke, i really should take more care when reading my mail :( The eBird moderators are now looking into adding it in to the list of hybrids.

rawshorty wrote:

22 Aug 2020

Luke and Ryu. Could you have a look at today's post 4329504 and give opinion's on my comments.

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