I decided to amuse myself by finding out if it was true that most parrots eat with their left foot. Here are my results:
Left foot
sulphur-crested cockatoo
galah x little corellas
little corellas
Right foot
crimson rosella
galahs
Indian ringneck parakeet
i don't think that species matters i think that some birds are left some are right, my cockatiel is right
Hi Amateur
You may be interested in this post from last year
Yeah, that is actually where I first saw the idea when I decided to kill some time looking through some old posts :)
Here is my small research project, Sherro and Araminta
Great photos Birdgirl and a very interesting thought.
Great photos but I'm confused with the second photo? "galah x little corellas"??? Sorry if this sounds like a silly question but are they a mix of the two species? I have never seen this before, is that natural??
Kimbolina we have had a few over the years. They are probably the children of the same pair - a galah mother and little corella father. You can see that they look neither completely galah nor completely little corella. They have a corella call. They are wild birds that chose to pair up like this. Here is the family - apologies in advance to all who have seen them already
Father and son
mother and 2 sons
Mother, father and one son
A single baby from the next year - it has a different plumage - sort of marbled - and a bit of a corella eye ring
Unbelievable, I've never seen anything like it. I honestly wouldn't have thought the two different birds could pair up but obviously they can. I wonder how they communicate with their calls because they're obviously different to each other? The last photo of the baby looks so weird, not the photo but the bird itself.
Gee you learn something new every day. Thanks so much for posting these for me Birdgirl2009, I wouldn't have believed it otherwise. Great photos!!!!
Just one question? So how come they don't have a name of their own meaning the type of bird, or do they?
I'm amazed, thanks again :)
I've read that many of the white cockatoos can interbreed. It doesn't happen very often and their young should be sterile, so we don't see an increase in numbers. Interestingly, we've only seen boys (black eyes). They don't have an official name because galah is a species and little corella is a species but their babies are not (because they don't breed exclusively with each other and produce fertile young). We call them gorellas. Most people have never seen them and wouldn't think they could exist. I'm lucky to have photographic evidence!
It's great having new people coming onto the forum so I can show the photos again. They still fascinate me - I look at them for ages. I joined the forum just so I could show other people these photos (and I'm still here LOL)
Here are some more:
Showing underwing androsy cheek
on the roof - see how little pink they have?
The family
The brothers
The single boy
I'm not sure about communication but I've heard them make that strong loud hoot that corellas often make while flying
Wow that is amazing. Thanks for sharing those photos!
Thanks for posting more Birdgirl, this fascinates me. Sad though, it's like the end of the line for them if they can't produce any offspring. It looks like, going by your photos, they are more of an orange colour rather than the pink of the Galah, especially under their wings? I would have thought they would tend to be a little more aggressive than the Galah and Corella. I had a Galah, who sadly died, while he was one of the most beautiful pets I ever had, he did have an aggressive streak if he didn't get his own way. I also have a Corella, while she is very placid compared to my Galah, she too can have a slight aggressive streak if she doesn't get the attention she wants. So by mixing the two together, you would think these little guys would be aggressive?
Years ago, in a pet shop here, I saw a pink sulphur crest and it was a very aggressive bird. The owner told me he bred a major mitchell with a sulphur crest. I was a little annoyed because in my own mind I didn't think this was the right thing to do, especially seeing how nasty this bird was. However now that you've explained that these birds are wild birds and this has happened I'm starting to think I made the wrong judgement.
These birds seem to be a little bigger than the Galah in your photos? Almost the size of a Little Corella.
Where about are you from Birdgirl, is this in NSW?
Still fascinates me, Great photos and thanks for sharing.
I am loving the garellas! Thanks for sharing these photos and the information!!
Happy Birding!
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I am loving the garellas! Thanks for sharing these photos and the information!!
Happy Birding!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/138588528@N02/