Bird guideEastern Rosella
⚠️Not listed
🌿Endemic to Australia

At a glance

FamilyOld World Parrots
SizeMedium
RarityCommon
HabitatOccurs in open forests and woodlands and may also be found in parks and gardens.
Best timeReported across most months in Victoria, with no narrow seasonal peak.

Sounds

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Recorded by Marc Anderson

Range map

Range map

200approx hotspots
437878approx records
5states
Low confidenceMediumHigh confidence

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

Occurs in open forests and woodlands and may also be found in parks and gardens. Normal range is south eastern Australia and Tasmania. Introduced populations occur in New Zealand.

Behavior

May hybridize with Pale-headed Rosella in areas where the distribution overlaps in far north New South Wales and southeastern Queensland (hybrids typically show some red on the head, but with more blue on the chest; they look a bit washed out).

Regional timing

New South Wales
Peak: September to November160,878 records
Victoria
Peak: July to January201,142 records
Tasmania
Peak: August to November9,046 records
South Australia
Peak: July to January11,489 records
Queensland
Peak: July to October6,524 records
Australian Capital Territory
Peak: August to October48,678 records
Western Australia
Peak: May4 records
Northern Territory
Peak: September1 records
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