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A slender and long-tailed parrot restricted to a relatively small range in the Northern Territory, where it inhabits open woodlands.
Not listed
Endemic to Australia
At a glance
FamilyOld World Parrots
SizeMedium
RarityUncommon
HabitatWoodland, forest edge, flowering street trees, farmland belts, and urban parkland.
Best timeMost reliable in Northern Territory from June to October.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by nick talbot
Range map
Range map
131visible hotspots
3757visible records
1states
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
Female primarily pale green with turquoise underparts except for rosy undertail coverts. Slenderer and longer-tailed than Red-winged Parrot and Northern Rosella, with bright yellow shoulders obvious in flight. This species digs tunnels in termite mounds in order to breed.
Behavior
Male a striking turquoise color with black cap, yellow wings, rosy undertail coverts, and olive back.
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