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;[[: Category:Platycercus|Platycercus]] caledonicus | ;[[: Category:Platycercus|Platycercus]] caledonicus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 36 cm | ||
+ | *Red frontal band | ||
+ | *Greyish-blue cheek and chin | ||
+ | *Yellow on remained of head | ||
+ | *Black mottling on nape | ||
+ | *Green upperparts and tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Tasmania]] and Bass Strait islands. | [[Tasmania]] and Bass Strait islands. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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+ | Subspecies ''caledonicus'' and ''brownii'' are not generally recognized<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | A variety of forested and woodland habitats and gardens. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their diet consists of seeds from eucalypt, myrtle and sassafras. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Platycercus+caledonicus}} | {{GSearch|Platycercus+caledonicus}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Platycercus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Platycercus]] |
Revision as of 22:11, 12 November 2014
- Platycercus caledonicus
Identification
36 cm
- Red frontal band
- Greyish-blue cheek and chin
- Yellow on remained of head
- Black mottling on nape
- Green upperparts and tail
Distribution
Tasmania and Bass Strait islands.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies caledonicus and brownii are not generally recognized[2].
Habitat
A variety of forested and woodland habitats and gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of seeds from eucalypt, myrtle and sassafras.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green Rosella. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green_Rosella