uncommon bird species

by **TheNzJessie** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:51 pm

well when i went to australia i saw these

cant see there heads because they were eating but they are red tailed black cockatoos...they were at the curumbian wildlife sancuary on the goldcoast/brisbane
the female is on the right you can just the the specs on her neck

there whole face is covered like in the picture on the front page but i didn't get a picture in time, place was huge and only had 2 hours to get through it all!

by **caneschica** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:57 pm

The place where I got my b/g Macaw, my Cobalt, my Yellow-Sided, and now my Cuban Amazon....they had the Black Palm, and I saw it come back in one day with the owners, because it was due for a nail/wing clipping.....it was gorgeous, but boy did it have a temper, lol!!

anyways, speaking of rare/uncommon birds.....the one that i'm getting, the Cuban Amazon, they are pretty rare and are not seen very often. They are also tough to breed. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Amazon)

Another one that is VERY rare, and there are not many in the US, is the mutation of the Yellow Naped Amazon, this particular mutation makes the bird come out all blue, but it's a light, sky blue with amber colored eyes and i have to say that this bird is STUNNING.....the place also has one, because the lady who had him didn't spend time with him and kept him pretty much in his cage, so they took him back and have had to work with him and basically rehab him....they can't ship him to anywhere outside the US due to the fact that these particular ones are on the endangered species list. (http://heavensentaviary.com/babies.htm) the picture of the blue amazon mutation is at the very bottom of the page of the link provided.

by **squinky** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 11:27 am

I'm lucky enough that I get to work with Red-tails, Carnaby's and Baudins cockatoos and a few other species every weekend. The red-tails are definitely the sweetest, there is a juvenile at the centre I go to that will just let you cuddle her forever, she is so beautiful. I would give a lot to see/touch/play with a Kakapo. They are one of the most gorgeous birds, with their big, round owl-like faces. So adorable!
:galah:

by **captwest** » Fri Oct 08, 2010 8:11 pm

The blue phase YN amazon about 10.000, The Yellow phase OWA about 18,000 , the Brown and Red Red Lored Amazon (afraid to ask) and of course the Red Vent Cockatoo (PI) and i think the Black Palm Cockatoos run about 12,000 or better, just dreamin !!!! Oh forgot about the Red phase African Grey, LOL!!!!

by **Cozzy** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 1:45 pm

Natacha wrote:I've seen a lot of common and less common birds.

One I'd love to see but haven't yet is a Black palm cockatoo...not that common in Canada

Black plum is really cool,you would love it,
2 of my friends has black plum.
Photos were taken at friend's place

by **Cozzy** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 1:49 pm

captwest wrote:The blue phase YN amazon about 10.000, The Yellow phase OWA about 18,000 , the Brown and Red Red Lored Amazon (afraid to ask) and of course the Red Vent Cockatoo (PI) and i think the Black Palm Cockatoos run about 12,000 or better, just dreamin !!!! Oh forgot about the Red phase African Grey, LOL!!!!

I have seen both the red Vent and the Black Plam Cockatoos.
I have to say the Black Plam Cockatoos are much cooler than the Red Vent.
The red vent looks really like the Goffin's Cockatoo

by **CheekyandMalolo** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:05 am

I love that you guys mention Red Tailed Black Cockies as rare, but here in Australia you see them flying in flocks.
We have a Red Wing Parrot, I've never met anyone else who's had one, or ever seen another one anywhere else. We also had 3 Black Cap Lorries when I was younger, another bird I haven't seen around much since.

by **CheekyandMalolo** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:07 am

When I was working at a showjumping stud in Yarra Glen there were flocks of these Corella's in all the paddocks, thieving out of the feed bins.

http://www.sydneynature.com/birds/big/corella1254.jpg