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In flight, the blue wings and red shoulders contrast with pale brown back.
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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Brown parrot with yellow-and-red belly and deep blue face, typically found in dry inland habitats in eastern Australia. Usually seen in small groups, this species is often hard to approach and is easily flushed. Distinguished from the similar but smaller Naretha Bluebonnet by presence of red on belly.
Multiple subspecies vary in the color of their wing patch, belly, and undertail.
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