Hooded Parrot (Psephotellus dissimilis)

Other Names (World)
Hooded Parrot, Black-hooded Parrot, Anthill Parrot, Antbed Parrot, Golden-shoudered Parrot, Black-hooded Parakeet, Hooded Parakeet

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
26 - 28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Collett, 1898)

Derivation
Pseph-ö'-tus - Gk, inlaid with pebbles: dis-sim'-il-is - L., unlike

Habitat
Open forests and spinifex country.

Range (Guide)

Australia (B).

Northern Australia.

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
In pairs or small flocks.

Food
Almost exclusively seeds of grasses. Occasionally insects and their larvae.

Voice
A sharp, very high, thin, chseit, chseit', uttered in flight. A sharp, metallic, 'chsink, chsink'. A slightly harsh or scolding 'charrak, charrak'. A squeaky, varied, budgie-like chatter when perched in trees.

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Hooded Parrot (Psephotellus dissimilis) [XC759543]
by James Lambert from Pine Creek, Victoria Daly Region, Northern Territory, Australia (call)

Hooded Parrot (Psephotellus dissimilis) [XC817860]
by nick talbot from Pine Creek, Victoria Daly Region, Northern Territory, Australia (call)

Nest
A hollowed-out chamber in a termite's mound on the ground, entered through a narrow tunnel.

Eggs (Guide)
2 - 6; white; rounded; about 21 x 18 mm. Incubation: 19 - 20 days; by female.

Young
Fledge in about 35 days.

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Golden-shouldered Parrot (Psephotellus chrysopterygius) and Paradise Parrot (Psephotellus pulcherrimus). Close to Golden-shouldered Parrot (Psephotellus chrysopterygius), and in past considered conspecific.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Could be confused with Golden-shouldered Parrot (Psephotellus chrysopterygius), but their ranges are widely separated.

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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