Red-rumped Parrot

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Red-rumped Parrot - Bob Winters | Red-rumped Parrot - Bob Winters | Red-rumped Parrot - Michael Seyfort | Red-rumped Parrot - Michael Seyfort | Red-rumped Parrot - The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries/McCann

Psephotus haematonotus

Medium sized slender parrot. The male has an emerald green head and neck, blue/green back, red rump and lower back, and yellow underparts. The female is a pale grey-green with dull white underparts, green rump and blue wing edge. Size 25-28 cm.

Details
Type
Bird
Group
Animals
Parrot
Other Common Names
Grass Parrot
Biology

Breeds August-January. Lays eggs in a eucalypt hollow, fence post or stump. Pairs mate for life. The female incubates the eggs, being regularly fed by the male.

Distinctive Markings

The male is a brightly colored parrot featuring a bright green head and neck, yellow underparts and a red rump.

Taxonomy
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittacidae
Genus
Psephotus
Species
haematonotus
South-eastern Australia to southern Queensland.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Red-rumped Parrots are often found in small flocks of other species including Eastern Rosellas and Galahs.

Interesting Facts
Diet

Herbivore, feeding on seeds and leaves of grasses. Will also feed on fruits and flowers in trees. Usually observed in pairs or flocks feeding on the ground or in flowering foliage.

Habitat

Generally near water, grassy woodlands, farm paddocks with remnant trees, watercourses with River Red Gums, farms, playing grounds.

Native Status
Native to Australia
Audio
Sounds
Calls are sharp, scratchy and metallic "chwie-chwiep, chwie-chwiep ‰Û_".