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;[[: Category:Platycercus|Platycercus]] adscitus | ;[[: Category:Platycercus|Platycercus]] adscitus | ||
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*Pale yellow head | *Pale yellow head | ||
*Blue and yellow wings | *Blue and yellow wings | ||
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'''Female''' similar but duller | '''Female''' similar but duller | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Bluey filtered.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile (red markings on his head) <br />Photo by {{user|cliffandrew|cliffandrew}}<br />Walligan, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], November 2008 ]] | ||
Eastern seaboard of [[Australia]] | Eastern seaboard of [[Australia]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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Some authors recognise two subspecies of ''P.a. palliceps'': ''P.a. amathusia'' and ''P.a. mackaiensis''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | Some authors recognise two subspecies of ''P.a. palliceps'': ''P.a. amathusia'' and ''P.a. mackaiensis''<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:20856Vertical Takeoff.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female <br />Photo by {{user|cliffandrew|cliffandrew}}<br />Walligan, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], March 2007]] | ||
Open forests, farmland, parks and gardens. Eucalypt woodland. | Open forests, farmland, parks and gardens. Eucalypt woodland. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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Diet includes seeds and fruits of grasses, thistles, shrubs and trees, as well as flowers, insects and their larvae. | Diet includes seeds and fruits of grasses, thistles, shrubs and trees, as well as flowers, insects and their larvae. | ||
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====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
Nests are made in tree hollows, usually in eucalypts, hollow stumps or posts. Only the female incubates, though a few days after hatching the male helps with feeding the young. | Nests are made in tree hollows, usually in eucalypts, hollow stumps or posts. Only the female incubates, though a few days after hatching the male helps with feeding the young. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Birds In Backyards | #Birds In Backyards | ||
#The Website of Everything | #The Website of Everything | ||
Revision as of 14:51, 21 December 2016
- Platycercus adscitus
Identification
30 cm (11¾ in)
- Pale yellow head
- Blue and yellow wings
- Yellow underbelly
- Red undertail
Female similar but duller
Distribution
Juvenile (red markings on his head)
Photo by cliffandrew
Walligan, Queensland, Australia, November 2008
Photo by cliffandrew
Walligan, Queensland, Australia, November 2008
Eastern seaboard of Australia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P. a. adscitus:
- Eastern Australia (extreme northern Cape York Peninsula south to Cairns)
- P. a. palliceps:
- Northern Queensland south of Mitchell River to northern New South Wales
Some authors recognise two subspecies of P.a. palliceps: P.a. amathusia and P.a. mackaiensis[2]
Habitat
Open forests, farmland, parks and gardens. Eucalypt woodland.
Behaviour
Although it comes to feeders, it does not tolerate the presences of humans.
Diet
Diet includes seeds and fruits of grasses, thistles, shrubs and trees, as well as flowers, insects and their larvae.
Breeding
Nests are made in tree hollows, usually in eucalypts, hollow stumps or posts. Only the female incubates, though a few days after hatching the male helps with feeding the young.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Birds In Backyards
- The Website of Everything
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pale-headed Rosella. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pale-headed_Rosella
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