Western Rosella (Platycercus icterotis)

Other Names (World)
Western Rosella, Stanley Rosella, Yellow-cheeked Rosella, Yellow-cheeked Parrot, West Australian Rosella, Earl of Derby's Parrot, Stanley Parakeet

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
26 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Kuhl, 1820)

Derivation
Plat-y-cerc'-us - Gk, platys, flat; Gk, cercos, tail: ic-ter-ö'-tis - Gk, icteros, yellow; Gk, otos, genitive of ous, ear

Habitat
Open forests, woodlands with grassy clearings. Timbered watercourses. Farmlands, crops, roadsides, orchards and gardens.

Range (Guide)

Australia (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Seeds of grasses and other plants, wild fruits, berries and occasionally cultivated fruits.

Voice
Soft 'chink chink'.

(16Kb) © ? (3)

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

Western Rosella (Platycercus icterotis) [XC691698]
by nick talbot from Lake Seppings, City of Albany, Western Australia, Australia (call)

Western Rosella (Platycercus icterotis) [XC178540]
by Marc Anderson from Victoria Dam (near Canning Mills), Western Australia, Australia (call)

Nest
In a hole of a tree.

Eggs (Guide)
3 - 7, usually 5; white; rounded; 26 - 27 x 21 - 22 mm. Incubation: 19 - 20 days; by female.

Young
Fledge in about 35 days.

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

icterotis (Kuhl, 1820) - Coastal south-western WA.
xanthogenys Salvadori, 1891 - Drier interior of extreme south-western corner of Australia.

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

Files:

JPG files for Western Rosella (Platycercus icterotis) - 10 files

MP3 files for Western Rosella (Platycercus icterotis) - 3 files

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Western Rosella see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Western Rosella

If you would like to read any articles about the Western Rosella...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Western Rosella

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Western Rosella or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (10)

No Videos of Western Rosella

If Birdpedia has no videos of Western Rosella or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)