Australian Rosella Parrots
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FAMILY : Parrots, Lorikeets
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Crimson Rosella
(Platycercus elegans) |
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The Crimson Rosella has distinctive crimson and blue plumage. Juveniles have green on their backs and wings. Crimson Rosellas are normally seen in small flocks
In southern and eastern Australia the red plumage can be completely replaced... Click to continue> |
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Eastern Rosella
(Platycercus eximius) |
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The Eastern Rosella has a red head, neck and breast, with yellowish to greenish upper parts and distinctive white cheek patches. Click to continue> |
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Green Rosella
(Platycercus caledonicus) |
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A medium-sized, broad-tailed parrot. Head and neck is greenish-yellow with a blue cheek patch and a red band across the forehead. Body colour varies from dull green to pale yellow breast feathers, darker across the back due to black mottling on the... Click to continue> |
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Northern Rosella
(Platycercus venustus) |
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A slender, long-tailed, rosella with a pale yellow back, underparts and rump, with black spots on back feathers and scallops on underparts. Wings and tail dark blue and a black shoulder patch. Black head with large white cheek patch. Red vent... Click to continue> |
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Pale-headed Rosella
(Platycercus adscitus) |
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The Pale-headed Rosella is a broad-tailed parrot, with a pale head and white cheek patches. The underside is mainly blue, with red under the tail. The back is yellow with dark flecks. The female is similar but less brightly coloured. Click to continue> |
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Western Rosella
(Platycercus icterotis) |
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Male: head and underparts red; cheeks yellow. Back and wings black, the feathers edged with green or red. Tail green. Female: similar to male but duller.
Nests in tree hollows, often a spout (dead hollow branch) leading into a green limb.... Click to continue> |
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