Green Rosella

About

A medium-sized, broad-tailed parrot. Head and neck is greenish-yellow with a blue cheek patch and a red band across the forehead. Body colour varies from dull green to pale yellow breast feathers, darker across the back due to black mottling on the wings. Tail is mostly dark blue, green above and pale blue below. When closed, the rings show a blue patch on the shoulder. Juveniles are similar to adults, but have much duller and more olive plumage. Legs and feet grey; bill is pearl grey

Size

Can grow to around 36cm

Habitat

Temperate rainforest, wet and dry sclerophyll forest and eucalypt woodland

Distribution

Native to Australia; endemic to Tasmania

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (2)

1. The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
2. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)