BirdUp · Species
Norfolk Parakeet
Cyanoramphus cookii(Gray, GR, 1859)
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Cyanoramphus
At a glance
The Norfolk Parakeet is a medium-sized bird, about 30 cm long, listed as Endangered and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 30 cm
- Conservation status
- Endangered
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Norfolk Parakeet look like?
The Norfolk Parakeet is a medium-sized bird, about 30 cm long and weighing 80–120 g.
The Norfolk parakeet, also called Tasman parakeet, Norfolk Island green parrot or Norfolk Island red-crowned parakeet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Norfolk Island.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Norfolk Parakeet?
The Norfolk Parakeet is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Norfolk Parakeet eat?
The Norfolk Parakeet feeds on primarily granivorous and frugivorous, feeding on seeds, fruits and and flowers of native and introduced plants., usually foraging in arboreal gleaner.
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