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Tonya,Daisy&Frisbee
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Joined: 11 Jun 2005
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Hello. Hi Cheeta!
I was looking at Apollos page and (remember I said looking...haven't had time to read) wondered if bare eyes, or the western long billed corella are the most common types of cockatoos. What are some others? Goffins? Umbrellas?
Anyone can answer!! Thanks!
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Tuesday June 14, 2005 7:54 pm |
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shells picasso
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Joined: 29 May 2005
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the most common would be the sulfur crested toos, next would be the galahs & corellas, I've never seen an umbrella. |
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Wednesday June 15, 2005 3:24 am |
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Cheeta
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Hi Tonya.
You've got a really good question there.
First of I must say, Poor Apollo's family, the Western Long-Billed is on the 'rare and may become extinct' list that was updated not too long ago. There's apparently only about 2000 birds left in the wild. And I do have to say, I have never spotted one of those little guys out in the wild! Very hard to locate. Major Mitchell Cockatoos are another on those list, but it's on the vulnerable list, which means they are in danger to become an endangered species here in Western Australia.
The most abundant that I've seen here are the Rose Breasted Cockatoo (Galah), and also the little corella, the bare-eyed so to speak. and also the Eastern Long Billed are in quite an abundance where I am as well.
Other cockatoos presents in Australia are the black cockatoos (several different species....) the major sulfer crested, gang gang cockatoos, Palm cockatoos......
The other species of cockatoos such as goffins, mollocan, umbie, the lesser of the sulfur, etc etc are from the surrounding islands of Australia. Indonesia, new guines, Fiji and places like that.  |
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Wednesday June 15, 2005 3:34 am |
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Tonya,Daisy&Frisbee
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Joined: 11 Jun 2005
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Location: Washington |
Cool. Thanks Cheeta! |
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Wednesday June 15, 2005 6:58 pm |
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Greg Sujecki
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Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 1650
Location: Australia,Melbourne |
Also speaking of the Sulphur- crested Cockatoo being so common,here in Victoria they are going to issue license's for people to cull them that's how popular they are  |
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Thursday June 16, 2005 11:27 am |
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Fluffy Sue
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I would love them to send those sulphurs to Europe, as those galerita galerita (which you're talking about) are very very expensive over here.
Quite rare as well!  |
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Thursday June 16, 2005 1:10 pm |
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Cheeta
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Location: Australia |
No worries Tonya. glad to be of help.
Greg, it is sad that they are doing that with all our wonderful wildlife.  I guess it's a bit different view here to the rest of the world because they are native here.
Sue, I didn't realise the galerita galerita are that rare where you are. I had just assumed that they are pretty commonly bred all over the world!! |
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Thursday June 16, 2005 3:22 pm |
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Greg Sujecki
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If only people knew how they cull these birds,what we hear from the media is different to what happens on the farms.But l think that is all l have to say on this subject from now on. |
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Friday June 17, 2005 8:47 am |
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ksue
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Location: Melbourne Australia |
I used to live in canberra (australian capital) and we saw the gang gangs quite alot so so pretty I think my fav 'too and here on my side of melb (western side) heaps of galahs (but they are aust wide) sulfurs and little corellas (i think) |
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Saturday June 18, 2005 6:23 am |
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Cheeta
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You saw the gang gang in the wild?!?!?!? Wow, I would have love to see that!! So where in Canberra?? Just kidding. I don't have plan to go to Canberra yet. he he he. Although one day I might have to to see those gang gang |
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Saturday June 18, 2005 7:01 am |
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Fluffy Sue
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Gang gangs? Wow!
You don't happen to have any photos of them, do you? (Crossing my fingers!) |
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Saturday June 18, 2005 7:28 am |
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ksue
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Im not sure I will check with my parents when Im over there next..... to tell you the truth we take this stuff for granted so much than we prob don't have any...... but I am visiting family in canberra in a few weeks and I will try to get some pics they are
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common there....... well not too hard to find anyway lol ......have you seen pics of them they are so beautiful in real life the pics dont do them justice....####kellie |
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Saturday June 18, 2005 9:31 am |
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Fluffy Sue
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Boohoooo! No photos..
Well I can understand you find it farely common until you find out that it isn't common in other regions, and that people are dying for some photos LOL!
I only saw ganggangs once, I think?? In a ZOO? |
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Monday June 20, 2005 8:03 am |
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eatbayray
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Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Posts: 220
Location: QLD, Australia |
one time when i went camping their were sulpher crested toos everywhere and i dont know if i saw galahs or major mitchel toos (are they native to aus i wouldnt know) or both |
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Friday July 8, 2005 1:26 pm |
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Jeremy
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Joined: 16 Oct 2005
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Location: Australia |
The Sulphur Crested Cockatoos, Galahs and the Little Corellas are everywhere where i am. Also, we get the odd Yellow Tail Black Cockatoo |
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