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BOURKE'S PARROT FACTS |
Description
Bourke's Parrot is a small Grass Parrot. The male has pink chest and blue markings on face and on the bend of the wing. The female is similar in colour but has less pink and no blue markings.
Other Names
Pink-bellied Parrot, Blue-vented Parakeet
Size
20cm
Habitat
inland mulga and acacia scrub land
Food
seeds of grasses and herbs
Breeding
nests in tree hollows in Acacia and Casuarina trees. Lays 3-6 eggs.
Range
north-western New South Wales and south-western Queensland to the mid-coast of Western Australia, and down through South Australia.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Notes
Aviary bred parrots come in brighter colour variations than the wild ones.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Psittaciformes | | Family: | Psittacidae | | Genus: | Neopsephotus | | Species: | bourkii | | Common Name: | Bourke's Parrot |
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