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Red-rumped Parrot |
Id (Atlas): |
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Psephotus haematonotus |
Endemic |
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Red-rumped Parrot (Male)
© 2006 Bob Snell
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Other Names
Red-backed Parrot, Grass Parrot, Ground Parrot, Grassie, Green Leek, Redrump, Reddie
Family
Psittacidae (Parrots and Cockatoos)
Size
26 to 27 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1838)
Derivation
Pseph-ö'-tus - Gk, inlaid with pebbles: hae'-mat-o-nöt'-us - Gk, haima (haimatos), blood; Gk, noton, back
Abundance (Guide)
C
Common. Sedentary. Rarely dispesive.
Habitat
Open, grassy, lightly timbered plains, timbered watercourses, mallee, farmlands, usualy in small groups, feeding on the ground.
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Southern Queensland to Victoria and southern and north-eastern South Australia.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Status LC
Secure.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Seeds and leaves of grasses and other plants. Also fruits and flowers.
Voice
A sharp, metallic, scratchy, squeaky, abrupt, 'chwie-chwiep, chwie-chwiep'. A long, squeaked, 'chwieee'. Also a lower, husky, harsh, 'chwier-querrk'.
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Breeding Season (Guide)
August - January in the south, and after rain inland.
Nest
In a hollow of a tree.
Eggs (Guide)
2 - 7, usually 4 or 5; white; rounded; 22 - 24 x 19 mm. Incubation: about 20 days; by female.
Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in 4 - 5 weeks.
Subspecies
Two subspecies, haematonotus, eastern Australia from southern Qld to eastern SA and caeruleus, north-eastern interior SA and south-western Qld.
Similar Species
Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius) which have varying yellow forehead band, a varying red patch on the nape, and a contrastng lighter green band across the upper rump.
Reference(s)
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9
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