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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
29/04/2024 03:56:13 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Green Rosella*
Id (Atlas):
285
Platycercus caledonicus
Endemic
Description (10 )
Other Names (World)
Green Rosella, Tasmanian Rosella, Mountain Rosella, Mountain Parrot, Yellow-bellied Parrot, Yellow-breasted Parrot, Yellow-bellied Parakeet, Yellow-breasted Parakeet
Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)
Size
32 - 36 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Gmelin, 1788)
Derivation
Plat-y-cerc'-us - Gk, platys , flat; Gk, cercos , tail: caledonicus - N.L., of (New) Caledonia (error: the bird does not occur there)
Abundance (Guide )
C
Abundant in most parts of Tasmania. Sedentary, but some localised movement.
Habitat
Forests, woodlands, farmland. Trees along rivers. Briar-scrub, hawthorn hedges, crops, orchards and gardens.
Australia (B).
Tasmania and the islands of Bass Strait.
 
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 (2010).
Status LC
Secure.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Seeds of grasses and other plants, blossoms of eucalypts.
Voice
Bell-like note in contact. Shrill calls in alarm. A 'kussik, kussik'.
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Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (43)... )
Listen to XC571183
Green Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus ) [XC571183 ]
by Ramit Singal from Bakers Beach, Tasmania, Australia (call)
Listen to XC674041
Green Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus ) [XC674041 ]
by Marc Anderson from Lune River, Huon Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia (call, song)
Breeding Season (Guide )
November - February.
Nest
In a hole of a tree.
Eggs (Guide )
4 or 5 sometimes 6; cream; rounded; about 30 x 24 mm. Incubation: 20 - 22 days; by female.
Young
Nidicolous and probably altricial. Fledge in about 5 weeks.
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
caledonicus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) - Tasmania and larger islands in Bass Strait.
brownii (Kuhl, 1820) - King I. (Bass Strait).
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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