Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus)

Other Names (World)
Red-rumped Parrot, Red-backed Parrot, Grass Parrot, Ground Parrot, Grassie, Green Leek, Redrump, Reddie

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
26 - 27 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1838)

Derivation
Pseph-ö'-tus - Gk, inlaid with pebbles: hae'-mat-o-nöt'-us - Gk, haima (haimatos), blood; Gk, noton, back

Habitat
Open, grassy, lightly timbered plains, timbered watercourses, mallee, farmlands, usualy in small groups, feeding on the ground.

Range (Guide)

Australia (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Seeds and leaves of grasses and other plants. Also fruits and flowers.

Voice
A sharp, metallic, scratchy, squeaky, abrupt, 'chwie-chwiep, chwie-chwiep'. A long, squeaked, 'chwieee'. Also a lower, husky, harsh, 'chwier-querrk'.

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Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus) [XC201483]
by Marc Anderson from Genowlan Rd, Glen Alice, New South Wales, Australia (call)

Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus) [XC146631]
by nick talbot from Capertee Valley, NSW, Australia (call, flight call)

Nest
In a hollow of a tree.

Eggs (Guide)
2 - 7, usually 4 or 5; white; rounded; 22 - 24 x 19 mm. Incubation: about 20 days; by female.

Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in 4 - 5 weeks.

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

haematonotus (Gould, 1838) - South-eastern Australia.
caeruleus Condon, 1941 - L Eyre region of South Australia and adjacent extreme south-western Queensland.

Similar Species
Mulga Parrot (Psephotellus varius) which have varying yellow forehead band, a varying red patch on the nape, and a contrasting lighter green band across the upper rump.

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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