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Psephotus dissimilis
Male
Photo by peterday
Pine Creek region, NT, Australia, June 2015
Female
Photo by peterday
Pine Creek region, NT, Australia, June 2015

Identification

26cm long, turquoise blue, black head, green wing, brown back and greenish blue-bronze tail feathers edged with white. It has pale grey beak, greyish brown legs and brown eye. The female is olive green with pale blue below.

Distribution

Northeast Northern Territory of Australia.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Behaviour

It nests in a termite mound. The female lays two to four white eggs.

The diet consists mainly of seeds, berries and vegetables.


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