Blue-winged Parrot (Neophema chrysostoma)

Other Names (World)
Blue-winged Parrot, Blue-winged Grass-Parakeet, Blue-banded Grass-Parakeet, Blue-banded Parrot, Grass Parrot, Blue-banded Grass-Parrot, Hobart Grass-Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
21 - 24 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Kuhl, 1820)

Derivation
Ne-o-phëm'-a - Gk, neos, new; Gk, pheme, voice: chr�'-so-stom'-a - Gk, chrysos, golden; Gk, stoma, mouth

Habitat
Grasslands and sparsely timbered country, both inland and coastal dunes.

Range (Guide)

Australia (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
In pairs or small flocks.

Food
Seeds of grasses and herbaceous plants, flowers, fruits and occasionally spiders.

Voice
Bursts of extremely, high, thin tinkling, fast then slow, 'tsiwee-tsiwee-tsiweet, tsi-weet, tsi-weet', similar to higher squeaks of a thornbill or fairy-wren.

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Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Blue-winged Parrot (Neophema chrysostoma) [XC288006]
by Ramit Singal from Anglesea, Victoria, Australia (flight call)

Blue-winged Parrot (Neophema chrysostoma) [XC859968]
by Marc Anderson from Missionary Road, North Bruny, Tasmania, Australia (call)

Nest
In a hollow of a tree or stump.

Eggs (Guide)
4 - 6; white; rounded; about 22 x 19 mm. Incubation: 19 - 20 days; by female.

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

Subspecies
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

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