Posted October 12, 200915 yr I was driving home today and alongside a country road near our home was a flock of white corellas. I wish I had the camera with me, as there was also two obvious hybrids that were pink and grey galahs crossed with corellas. They had a faded pale pink and grey feathering and the corella head and crest. A whole flock of white corellas and two hybrid pink and greys crossed with corella. First time I have seen them out and about like that.
October 12, 200915 yr Wow Kaz you need to go back and try and get a picture, or chuck ya camera in ya car just in case as that is so interesting. We saw an albino magpie a few weeks ago, pure white
October 13, 200915 yr An hybrid galah/corella used to visit my place in the nineties. I called him Larrikin. He came each day with either the flock of corellas or the galahs. He did not necessarily leave with the flock he came with. He was not well accepted by either flock. He bullied the galahs and was bullied by the corellas. He was the biggest clown I ever saw. I used to hang interesting things in my gazebo for him to swing on. He would accept whatever food I was offering and them turn on a splendid show - swinging, doing somersaults and what have you. That Christmas, my guests turned the chairs around so that they could all look out the windows at Larrikin and the galahs. When it was time to eat, they declined to sit at the table. They filled a plate and returned to look out the window at the original entertainment. Unfortunately, these hybrids (or mules) are infertile and rarely live more than a season. Larrikin came for about 8 months and was seen no more. Sadly, those were the days before I had a camera.
October 14, 200915 yr i think they call corellas x galahs "Apricot galahs" for memory How gorgeous to see in the wild :sad: Since it's only fairly recent hybrid in captivity to be bred i don't think anyone really knows the true life span yet. i wonder if Peggy will get down with my cockatiel Kaz :angel: Who knows eh? might have a "cockband" or a "Barratiel" to deal with soon :sad: i can tell you that that one definatly won't be fertile :sad:
October 14, 200915 yr It is not uncommon for that hybrid in the wild just rarely seen or noticed as a hybrid. They have been bred in captivity for quite some years now (I first noticed them some time in the 90's) and can be regularly purchased at the bigger bird outlets. Edited October 14, 200915 yr by RIPbudgies
October 14, 200915 yr It is not uncommon for that hybrid in the wild just rarely seen or noticed as a hybrid. They have been bred in captivity for quite some years now (I first noticed them some time in the 90's) and can be regularly purchased at the bigger bird outlets. I did not know that. What do the sellers call them?
October 14, 200915 yr It is not uncommon for that hybrid in the wild just rarely seen or noticed as a hybrid. They have been bred in captivity for quite some years now (I first noticed them some time in the 90's) and can be regularly purchased at the bigger bird outlets. I did not know that. What do the sellers call them? I don't know that I have ever seen them any particular name. Here is a list of other crosses to do with Galah, Corella etc. Galah x Short bill corella ( seen in the wild also) Galah x Long Billed Corella Short Billed Corella x Long Billed Corella Galah x Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Major Mitchell Cockatoo x Galah Major Mitchell Cockatoo x Short Billed Corella Short Billed Corella x Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Galah & Corella & MM Cockatoo sub species hybreds... also common Other birds.... King parrots x Red wing parrots Eastern Rosella x Red Rumped Parrot Superb Parrot x Red wing Parrot Eastern Rosella x Pale Headed rosella Princess x Red Rumped Lorrikeet Hybreds (Rainbow, red collar, scaley, musk) all freely interhybredise Webers lorrikeet x Rainbow lorrikeets Black Lori x Rainbow Lorikeets (pope's lori) ( can breed on) Red Lori x Rainbow Lorikeets (Bishops lori) ( also in lutino mutation) (can breed on ) Not all hybrids are sterile (common misconception).
October 14, 200915 yr And no budgie that is not true my uncle had a grass parrot budgie and also i don't know if you remember the apparent black face someone had on here once but it was not a budgie myself and kazzy saw them in the shop before it was posted on here not a budgie a hybrid although no one listened to me which i did not really care and if you remember it got sick very young and died i suspect it died as we heard no more about the wondrous black faced budgie it is not a deliberate act but is passable when flights have veryd parrots as in my uncles case oh and his was a mule and lived only a year and half looked very much like the black faced bird that was posted which i saw as i said and it was not a budgie although did look very simulure
October 15, 200915 yr RIPb, those galahs get around, don't they? Indiscriminate, I'd call it. You'd think there would be enough galahs to choose from without going for another species.
November 1, 200915 yr On the subject of galahs getting around and hybrids.... Galatiels! Edited November 1, 200915 yr by Chrysocome
November 6, 200915 yr Yeah it is, the pair that produced that bird were living in an aviary, 7 cockatiels and a galah. All the rest of the cockateils were paired up so the last two decided to pair up too. It was a total accident but I heard rumors that the lady sold the pair for $30,000 AUD. No idea if that is legit or not but it's pretty amazing none the less.
January 17, 201015 yr Author Our bird dealer place today had some birds exactly the same as the ones i saw in the wild flock. Lable on the cage said they were long billed corella crossed with pink and grey galahs Price ? $600 each. Edited January 17, 201015 yr by KAZ
January 17, 201015 yr A few days ago whilst driving over to Seville Grove to patrol a carpark I saw a small flock of Galahs, one Corella and a Galah/Corrella hybrid. Damn it I didn't have time to stop and take a picture cause I was already running late.
March 30, 201015 yr Author Saw another hybrid I hadnt come across before....a for sale bird. Sulphur crested crossed with a pink and grey galah
March 30, 201015 yr My mum has a Corella x Galah she paid $600 for him, the guy where i get my budgies from has them every season.
March 30, 201015 yr Author oh wow Kaz that looks pretty impressive! How much is that selling for? 2 year old male. Was hand reared, has been a bit neglected lately as I haven't had the time, so with a bit of work he'd be tame again. He speaks a few words, and copies you when you whistle. $500 armadale
July 29, 201113 yr Author I was driving home today and alongside a country road near our home was a flock of white corellas. I wish I had the camera with me, as there was also two obvious hybrids that were pink and grey galahs crossed with corellas. They had a faded pale pink and grey feathering and the corella head and crest. A whole flock of white corellas and two hybrid pink and greys crossed with corella. First time I have seen them out and about like that. This is a hybrid pink and grey galah crossed with corella, so very much like the ones I saw in the wild flock
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