East Timor parrots
By Birding-Aus, on July 11th, 2013
G’day all I’m just back from a week on East Timor and wondered if anyone could help with the id of a flock of 5 parrots I saw on Atauro Island. They streaked across the sky and appeared essentially green. No obvious splashes of colour on the body and definitely green underwings. The two candidates are Magnolia Lorikeet (Trichoglossus capistratus) and Olive-headed Lorikeet (T. euteles). Magnolia Lorikeet is an essentially greenish Rainbow Lorikeet and I assume this would have red underwings. The field guide for East Timor doesn’t show either in flight and doesn’t mention underwing colour. I’ve also had a bit of a search online. Can anyone with experience with these species or access to ‘Birds of the World’ please tell me the underwing colours. I’ll compile a short report on the trip and post it in due course. Many thanks Steve Clark Hamilton, Vic =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
According to Forshaw’s Parrots of the World, /T. h. capistratus/ has yellow under wing coverts variably marked with orange, while /T. euteles/ (which Forshaw calls the Perfect Lorikeet) has greenish yellow undersides with a yellow band across the underside of the flight feathers. cheers Mike Owen Sunshine Coast On 11/07/2013 8:11 PM, Steve Clark wrote: =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Obviously I meant Marigold not Magnolia Lorikeet … My excuse is that I have a fever – hopefully not malaria. Sent from my iPod On 11/07/2013, at 20:03, Peter Madvig < madvig@iprimus.com.au> wrote: =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Hello Steve, There you go…we got back from a couple of weeks in Timor-Leste on the 1st..!!! Haven’t written my report yet, but looking forward to comparing notes. Can’t help with the parrots, tho’ I saw the Marigold (not Magnolia) in 2004. Cheers for now, Peter Madvig —– Original Message —– Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 7:02 PM =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================