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Red-cheeked Parrot
Geoffroyus geoffroyi(Bechstein, 1811)
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- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Geoffroyus
At a glance
The Red-cheeked Parrot is a medium-sized bird, about 22–25 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 22–25 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Local
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Red-cheeked Parrot look like?
The Red-cheeked Parrot is a medium-sized bird, about 22–25 cm long and weighing 130–180 g.
The red-cheeked parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the tip of northern Queensland, Australia. There are 17 subspecies currently recognized. It is a stocky short-tailed parrot with predominantly green plumage. It exhibits sexual dimorphism; the adult male has red cheeks and a mauve nape and top of head, while the female is duller with a brown head.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Red-cheeked Parrot?
The Red-cheeked Parrot 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 Red-cheeked Parrot eat?
The Red-cheeked Parrot feeds on fruit and seeds, usually foraging in pairs or flocks.
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