Other Names (World)
Australian King-parrot, Southern King Parrot, King Lory, King Parrot, Scarlet-and-green Parrot, Spud Parrot, King Parakeet, King-red Lory, Blood Rosella, Australian King Parrot
Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) [XC580376]
by Simon Elliott from Aspley, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia (call)
Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) [XC247356]
by Marc Anderson from Nightcap National Park (near Nightcap), New South Wales, Australia (flight call)
Nest
In a hollow of a tree, sometimes as deep as 6 meters below the entrance.
Eggs (Guide)
3, sometimes 4 or 5; white; rounded; 31 - 34 x 25 - 28 mm. Incubation: about 20 days; by female.
Young
Fledge in about 35 days. Fed firstly by female, then when they are half-grown, by both parents.
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
scapularis (Lichtenstein, 1818) - From inland Rockhampton south to Victoria.
minor Mathews, 1911 - On tableland rainforests north of Townsville.
Similar Species
Male with male and female with female Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans), which has a blue cheek. Male has blue in wings, female has red on head.
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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