Norfolk Island Parakeet (Cyanoramphus cookii)

Other Names (World)
Norfolk Parakeet, Norfolk Island Parakeet, Norfolk Island Green Parrot, Tasman Parakeet, Red-crowned Parakeet, Green Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
21 - 26 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gray, 1859)

Derivation
C�-an-o-ramph'-us - Gk, cyanos, blue; Gk, rhamphos, bill: cooki - James Cook (1728 - 1779), explorer

Abundance (Guide)
R

Rare.

Habitat
Tall rainforest remnants, eucalypt plantations and gardens.

Range (Guide)

Norfolk Island (B) (NB).

Image of Range of Norfolk Island Parakeet

Endemic to Norfolk Island.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 200 - 300 (2010) and increasing.

Status NR
Rare. Endangered.

See also EPBC Act List of Threatened Fauna.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
In pairs or flocks.

Food
Seeds, nectar and invertebrates.

Voice
A rattling, 'ki-ki-ki-ki', 'chik-chik-chik' and a slower, harsher, chatter.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Norfolk Parakeet (Cyanoramphus cookii) [XC120902]
by Phil Gregory from Captain Cook Road, Australia (call)

Norfolk Parakeet (Cyanoramphus cookii) [XC466789]
by id from Mt Bates track, Norfolk Island National Park, Australia (flight call)

Breeding Season (Guide)
Has been recorded all year round.

Nest
An earthen depression in a tunnel or hollow tree or stump, usualy within a few meters of the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
4 - 6; matte, white; spherical.

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Red-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae).

No subspecies.

Notes
Recently elevated to full species status. Formerly a subspecies of Red-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae), subspecies subflavicens, is extinct and endemic to Lord Howe Island (see EPBC Act List of Threatened Fauna) and subspecies erythrotis, is extinct and endemic to Macquarie Island (see EPBC Act List of Threatened Fauna).

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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