Parrot identification?

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Ohh...

haha
I can't find any pics of that though. xD;
 
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Australian ringneck, race barnardi. Not mallee.
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The Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius and the Mallee Ringneck Barnardius barnardi look very similar, but are two different birds. The Australian ringneck is almost the same in its colouring although it has a dark blue/black hood. They inhabit different sides of the Australian continent (the mallee inhabit most of inland Eastern Oz and the Australian cover most of the western half). Both are officially known as ringnecks though, which does make it confusing.

Australian Ringneck http://www.avianweb.com/images/birds/parrots/ringnecks/australianringneck2.jpg

Mallee Ringneck http://www.mdahlem.net/img/ozbirds/mallee_3863_big.jpg
 
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Ratzy said:
They are both Australian ringnecks, first pic is race semitorquatus and second is race barnadi.
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I get all my info from books that I have read btw. I'm not an expert and will never claim to be, I just find this stuff interesting :)

When I referred to the Mallee Ringneck in my first post I was indeed referring to barnardi, I was just using the common name

I'll have another go at saying what i tried to say before, because i think I made it a bit of a mess of it: There are 4 sub species of ringnecks in Australia zonarius, semitorquatus, barnardi and macgillivrayi (and yes you are correct they ALL fall under the label of Australian Ringnecks - that was my poor wording). You are also right about the 1st picture I posted being semitorquatus, I thought it was zonarius at first sight, but I now realise because of the light green abdomen it is not (you got a good keen eye there).

Correct me if I'm wrong about any of this, as I said - I'm not an expert, its just a hobby.;)
 
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That's okay, I thought you were contradicting me! I've been studying birds since I was about 6, which isn't saying much as I'm only 12. My grandad is a senior ornithologist and my uncle is one too. Even though I'm twelve I can see much more than most adults.
 
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Ratzy said:
That's okay, I thought you were contradicting me! I've been studying birds since I was about 6, which isn't saying much as I'm only 12. My grandad is a senior ornithologist and my uncle is one too. Even though I'm twelve I can see much more than most adults.
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HAHA - no, not at all. I was just putting more food for thought into the conversation, I will make that more clear next time;).

You sure come from a family that know their birds and it looks like your eagerly following in their footsteps - keep it up.

BTW Tuffies, I think there is plenty of info here for you now lol
 
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