Hi everyone, An interesting observation this morning as I was parking my car in Eveleigh, I spotted an African Ringneck feeding in a small tree with 2 Galahs. The birds were only about 2 metres away from me, so I got a really good look at it before it left. The Galah’s weren’t too fussed with the birds, as all 3 of them flew off together a short time later. It made me wonder whether the Ringneck had become acquanted with the Galahs, or if it was just coincidence that those birds were together at that time. So I was just wondering if it might be possible for a tame bird to become acquainted with wild birds? Has anyone heard of this happening before? Regards, Mark
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Others have correctly pointed out that these are Asian (not African) parrots. In answer to: “So I was just wondering if it might be possible for a tame bird to become acquainted with wild birds? Has anyone heard of this happening before?’ Yes that is I suggest typical. I have published on that on page 56 of my book: “Canberra Birds: A Report on the first 21 years of the Garden Bird Survey”. With this line: “many exotic or native species of escaped or released pet birds or their progeny, are observed. It is common for escaped native parrots to associate with similar sized common native species and they may survive for extended periods.” And yes I could have left out the first word “native” in that last sentence. Philip —–Original Message—– Youngs FamilyMail Sent: Friday, 24 October 2014 8:13 AM Hi everyone, An interesting observation this morning as I was parking my car in Eveleigh, I spotted an African Ringneck feeding in a small tree with 2 Galahs. The birds were only about 2 metres away from me, so I got a really good look at it before it left. The Galah’s weren’t too fussed with the birds, as all 3 of them flew off together a short time later. It made me wonder whether the Ringneck had become acquanted with the Galahs, or if it was just coincidence that those birds were together at that time. So I was just wondering if it might be possible for a tame bird to become acquainted with wild birds? Has anyone heard of this happening before? Regards, Mark
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There are no African Ringnecks in Australian aviculture, just the two subspecies of Indian Ringneck. cheers, Mike Owen
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Rose-ringed parakeets are very adaptable, I saw many in London in February. It was freezing cold, wet and windy, but they seemed happy as sand boys. Carl Clifford
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Hi Mark, I guess you are talking about Rose-ringed Parakeets Psittacula krameri here? To my knowledge the two most commonly kept subspecies of Rose-ringed Parakeet are P. k. borealis (nw Pakistan to se China and c Burma) and P. k. manillensis (s India, Sri Lanka), whereas the two African subspecies P. k. parvirostris and P. k. krameri are less common in captivity? Do you have evidence that they were ‘African Ringnecks’ and not ‘Indian Ringnecks’? Another Psittacula species commonly kept as a pet in Australia is Alexandrine Parakeet P. eupatria. Both species Rose-ringed Parakeet and Alexandrine Parakeet are highly adaptable and invasive, and hence could provide a huge problem for Australia’s avifauna! Best wishes, Nikolas Nikolas Haass | MD, PhD, FACD Associate Professor; Head, Experimental Melanoma Therapy Group President of the Australasian Society of Dermatology Research (ASDR) The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute Level 6 | Translational Research Institute | 37 Kent Street | Woolloongabba QLD 4102 T: +61 (0)7 3443 7087 | M: +61 (0)424 603 579 F: +61 (0)7 3443 6966 E: n.haass1@uq.edu.au | W: http://www.di.uq.edu.au; http://www.di.uq.edu.au/associate-professor-nikolas-haass; http://www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/people/academics/profiles/nhaass.php; http://asdr.org.au/ …Turning scientific discoveries into better treatmentsŠ CRICOS Code 00025B This email is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain private or confidential information. If you are not the intended addressee, you must take no action based on it, nor show a copy to anyone. Kindly notify the sender by reply email. Opinions and information in this email which do not relate to the official business of The University of Queensland shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by the University On 24/10/14 7:12 AM, “Youngs FamilyMail” < youngsfamilymail@gmail.com> wrote:
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