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Compact, bulky medium-sized green parrot of wet forests in Cape York and lowlands of New Guinea.
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At a glance
FamilyOld World Parrots
SizeMedium
RarityUncommon
HabitatWoodland, forest edge, flowering street trees, farmland belts, and urban parkland.
Best timeMost reliable in Queensland from January.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Untung Sarmawi
Range map
Range map
19visible hotspots
2512visible 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
Male has rose-pink face, violet crown, reddish upper mandible, and pale eye. Female has brown head, pale eye, and dusky bill; juvenile greenish overall with dark eye and orange bill that turns gray. In flight, bright pale blue underwings contrast with green belly and pink face in male. Much larger than tiny Double-eyed Fig-Parrot.
Behavior
Compact, bulky medium-sized green parrot of wet forests in Cape York and lowlands of New Guinea. Calls include high-pitched squeaks (similar to Australian King-Parrot) and repeated incisive squeaks.
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