- Neophema elegans
Identification
22cm
- Yellow green
- Green above
- Blue in wings
- Frontal light blue and dark blue stripe above the eye which ends behind the eye.
Distribution
Australia: found in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies carteri is not generally recognised[2]
Habitat
Open country.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- Birdcare
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Elegant Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Elegant_Parrot
