Alternative name: Norfolk Parakeet, Norfolk Island Green Parrot
- Cyanoramphus cookii
Identification
27 cm (10½ in)
- Greenish overall plumage
- Red forehead
- Red spot behind the eye
Distribution
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Sometime included in Red-crowned Parakeet[2]
Habitat
Forest and orchards
Behaviour
Diet
They vary their diet according to the season; buds and blossom in spring, fruit during the summer months; autumnal seeds and seeds and fruit in the winter.
Breeding
They use holes for nesting, in trees or cliffs.
Status
A breeding programme is in place to help recover their numbers. In addition rats and mice are being trapped and introduced Rosellas culled. This species take over the parakeet's nesting holes and will remove any nestlings.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2016)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Norfolk Island Parakeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Norfolk_Island_Parakeet
