The Green Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus) – also known as Caledonia Parrot, Green Parrot, Green Rosella, Mountain Parrot, Tasmanian Rosella, Yellow-bellied Parakeet, Yellow-bellied Parrot, Yellow-breasted Parakeet, Yellow-breasted Parrot This colorful parrot can be found in Tasmania and the larger islands in Bass Strait. Description: The Green Rosella is Australia’s largest rosella at an average length of … Read more
The Golden-mantled Rosella (Platycercus eximius elecica / Platycercus eximius ceciliae) – also known as Cecilia’s Rosella – is native to South-eastern Queensland and North-eastern New South Wales in Australia. Description: Golden Mantle Rosellas average 12 inches (30 cm) in length. In the normal form of the Golden Mantle red covers the nape of the neck … Read more
Fig-parrots are distributed throughout various regions of New Guinea and Australia, where they can be found primarily in fruit-bearing trees, especially fig tree. Fig-Parrots are small, predominately green, and leaf shaped. Until about two years of age, male and female fig parrots look the same, then the males begin to color out on the head … Read more
The Eastern Rosella, Platycercus eximius, is a parrot native to southeast Australia and Tasmania. It has also been introduced to New Zealand. Like just about Rosellas, the Eastern Rosella makes a strikingly beautiful and relatively quiet aviary occupant. It also has become increasingly popular as a pet. The Eastern Rosella is found in lightly wooded … Read more
Native to Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, there are over 40 species. These can be divided into two main groupmims – the white cockatoos and the black cockatoos. The species available as pets range from the well-known Sulphur Crested , the Galah, the Major Mitchell, the Red tail Black Cockatoo, to the lesser known White (Umbrella) Cockatoo. These very friendly and affectionate … Read more
The Cloncurry Parrot (Barnardius zonarius macgillivrayi, formerly Platycercus barnardi macgillivrayi) is native to North-western Queensland, adjacent eastern area Northern Territory in Australia. Cloncurry Parrot is a member of the genus barnardius, along with the Mallee Ringneck, Port Lincoln Parrot and the Twenty eight Parrot. These parrots all have a green body and a yellow ring … Read more
The Blue Bonnet or Yellow-vented Blue-bonnet Parrot (Northiella haematogaster haemetogaster or Psephotus haematogaster haematogaster) is endemic to western and southern New South Wales, north-western Victoria and south-eastern South Australia Blue Bonnet parrots are sporadically dispersed, socially gathering in groups of up to 30 birds. Breeding / Mating They permanently mate. Their courtship ritual is quite … Read more
Overview on this species provided by Dr. Rob Marshall (with additional information added by Avianweb) The lavishly colored, long-tailed King Parrots originate from the East coast of Australia, New Guinea, and various Indonesian islands The male has a fiery appearance, with scarlet colorations extending from the back of the neck, over the head and down … Read more
The Adelaide Rosella (Platycercus adelaidae) is endemic to South Australia. This was thought to be a separate species, but is presently believed to have originated through interbreeding of the Crimson and Yellow Rosellas. Both of these still interbreed with the Adelaide Rosella where its range crosses theirs, and it exhibits variation in its plumage from … Read more
The Rodrigues Parrot (Necropsittacus rodericanus) is an extinct species of parrot which once lived on the Mascarene island of Rodrigues. It is known from subfossil bones and the 1708 description of Leguat as well as the 1726 report of Julien Tafforet. The birds were described as generally of green coloration, with a large head and … Read more