Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus) [XC328343]
by Greg McLachlan from Eulo Bore, Queensland, Australia (call)
Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus) [XC36628]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Bladensburg NP, Winton, Australia (call)
Breeding Season (Guide)
August - February in the south (NSW), April - July in the north.
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Nest
In a hollow of a tree, usually far below the entrance.
Eggs (Guide)
5, occasionally 6; white; rounded; 30 - 32 x 25 - 26 mm. Incubation: about 20 days; by female. The female leaves nest to be fed by the male.
Young
Fledge in about 35 days. Fed by both parents.
Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
erythropterus (Gmelin, 1788) - Eastern Australia, south of Cape York Peninsula.
Similar Species
Female Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii), which is slightly larger, lacks any red in the wing and has a pointed tail, and with female Australian King-Parrot (Alisterus scapularis), which is much larger, has a longer tail, lacks any red in the wing and has red lower breast and belly.
References
See References.
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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