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Photo by tony.saw
Melaleuca, south-western Tasmania, Australia, December 2009

Neophema chrysogaster

Identification

20 cm

• Bright green upperparts
• Yellow underparts
• Bright orange belly patch
• Azure blue wing patch
• Blue bar across the forehead above the nostrils

Distribution

Australasia: breeds south-western Tasmania; winters to coastal south-eastern Australia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

They breed in eucalyptus trees, wintering in coastal grassland areas.

Status

Critically endangered.

Photo by Tom Tarrant
Melaleuca, Tasmania, Australia, February 2003

Behaviour

Breeding

It nests in hollows in eucalypt trees

Diet

Diet includes the seeds of several sedges and heath plants, including buttongrass.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. parks.tas.gov.au
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Orange-bellied Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Orange-bellied_Parrot

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