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In flight, the blue wings and red shoulders contrast with pale brown back; lacks the bright green back of other desert parrots.
WA: Rare
Endemic to Australia
Indigenous: Naretha Blue Bonnet
At a glance
FamilyOld World Parrots
SizeMedium
RarityRare
HabitatWoodland, forest edge, flowering street trees, farmland belts, and urban parkland.
Best timeMost reliable in South Australia from April to May.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by David Tattersley
Range map
Range map
102visible hotspots
380visible records
2states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
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
Overview
Brown parrot with yellow belly, red undertail, and blue face, found in dry woodland habitats of the extreme southeastern part of Western Australia, on the western fringe of the Nullarbor Plain. Identify from the very similar Greater Bluebonnet by a completely yellow belly and also by range.
Behavior
In flight, the blue wings and red shoulders contrast with pale brown back; lacks the bright green back of other desert parrots.
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