What subspecies is my galah?

[BellaLikesBirds]

Hi there, hope everyone’s well! I haven’t had my boy Robbie for very long, but I’m loving his company. He’s the perfect companionanyways, I was just wondering if anyone could tell me what subspecies my boy is. He’s a pretty small boy and at least a year old. Here are some pictures!

 

[Owlet]

I didn't even know there were different galah subspecies but I looked into it a little and I THINK your galah is E. r. albiceps. just based on the eye ring. i cant see very well if the pink extends down the neck in the pictures you provided. This thread has a brief breakdown:

Galah sub species

There are three recognized galah subspecies, the eastern(, E. r. albiceps), the western( E. r. roseicapillus), and then the northern(E. r. kuhli). Each has their own set of traits, I wrote the main differences and attached images so the small differences are easily seen. Keep in mind, to get...

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[BellaLikesBirds]

I didn't even know there were different galah subspecies but I looked into it a little and I THINK your galah is E. r. albiceps. just based on the eye ring. i cant see very well if the pink extends down the neck in the pictures you provided. This thread has a brief breakdown:

Galah sub species

There are three recognized galah subspecies, the eastern(, E. r. albiceps), the western( E. r. roseicapillus), and then the northern(E. r. kuhli). Each has their own set of traits, I wrote the main differences and attached images so the small differences are easily seen. Keep in mind, to get...

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Thank you so much! I saw this thread and also thought he’s an eastern galah. Thing is, whilst researching I noticed that people are saying that the eye rings depend on factors like the amount of natural sunlight they receive, their age (that the pink and/or crustiness may appear over time) and gender (that the pink is more common in males). It’s really difficult to tell - the three subspecies have also breaded together so much that their not-so-distinctive traits become even less distinctive. It really doesn’t matter what subspecies he is, I’m just curiousthank you!