Norfolk 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

Habitat
Tall rainforest remnants, eucalypt plantations and gardens.

Range (Guide)

Norfolk Island (B) (NB).

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

Status NR
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) [XC120903]
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)

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.

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 Norfolk Parakeet (Cyanoramphus cookii) - 10 files

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