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  7. Norfolk Parakeet

BirdUp · Species

Norfolk Parakeet

Cyanoramphus cookii(Gray, GR, 1859)

Conservation status: EndangeredOrigin: Endemic
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
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Behaviour

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

Field specs

Length
30 cm
Weight
80–120 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 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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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Norfolk Parakeet live in Australia?

The Norfolk Parakeet is endemic to Australia, recorded across 2 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingNorfolk I. (east of Australia)

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Resident

1 region recorded