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.
Hooded Parrot (Psephotellus dissimilis) [XC287822]
by James Lambert from Pine Creek, Northern Territory, Australia (call, street lamp electricity humming)
Hooded Parrot (Psephotellus dissimilis) [XC818286]
by id from Pine Creek, Victoria Daly Region, Northern Territory, Australia (flight call, footstep on gravel)
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.
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