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Mallee Ringneck* |
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Barnardius barnardi |
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Description (9)
Other Names (World)
Mallee Ringneck, Barnard's Parakeet, Eastern Ringneck, Cloncurry Parrot (macgillivrayi)
Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)
Size
34 - 38 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Derivation
Barnardius - Edward Barnard (1786 - 1861), prominent member and Fellow of the Linnaean Society of London: barnardi - Edward Barnard (1786 - 1861).
Abundance (Guide)
C
Appears to be declining.
Habitat
Lightly timbered areas, especially bordering watercourses, scrub, open woodlands and occasionally forests.
Australia (B) (R).
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Murray - darling Basin and Bulloo River Basin to the western edges of the Great Divide, south to southern limits of the Murray - Mallee in Vic., and SA, and west to eastern edges of the Flinders Ranges.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).
Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
In pairs or small flocks.
Food
Seeds of grasses and other plants, flower-buds of eucalypts.
Breeding Season (Guide)
Mainly July - February.
Nest
In a hollow of a tree.
Eggs (Guide)
Clutch Size: 2 - 6, usually 4 - 5
Color: white
Dimensions: 27 - 33 x 22 - 26 mm (rounded)
Incubation: 19 - 20 days by female
Young
Fledge: 35 days
Subspecies
Genus sometimes combined into Platycercus. Forms a parapatric species pair with Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius), with which often considered conspecific. Subspecies macgillivrayi may be closer to Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius), and may be separate species. Subspecies whitei apparently hybridizes sometimes with Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius).
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius).
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
- macgillivrayi (North, 1900) - Eastern northern Territory and north-western Queensland. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius).
- whitei (Mathews, 1912) - Flinders Ranges, South Australia.
- barnardi (Vigors and Horsfield, 1827) - Murray - darling Basin and Bulloo River Basin to the western edges of the Great Divide, south to southern limits of the Murray - Mallee in Vic., and SA, and west to eastern edges of the Flinders Ranges. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius).
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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