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Pale-headed Rosella
Platycercus adscitus(Latham, 1790)
Endemic
- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Platycercus
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The pale-headed rosella, is a broad-tailed parrot of the genus Platycercus native to northeastern Australia. It is a moderate-size parrot with a pale yellow head, predominantly white cheeks, scalloped black and gold back and pale blue underparts. Two subspecies are recognised, although some authorities consider it to be conspecific with the eastern rosella of southeastern Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- North-east and east-central 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
6 photos
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