BirdUp · Species
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Platycercus
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The crimson rosella is a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia which has been introduced to New Zealand and Norfolk Island. It is commonly found in, but not restricted to, mountain forests and gardens. The species as it now stands has subsumed two former separate species, the yellow rosella and the Adelaide rosella. Molecular studies show one of the three red-coloured races, P. e. nigrescens, is genetically more distinct.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- East-central and south-east Australia
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
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