Crimson rosella
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The crimson rosella is a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia which has been introduced to New Zealand and Norfolk Island. It is commonly found in, but not restricted to, mountain fore
Platycercus elegans Wilsons Prom
Yellow rosella (Platycercus elegans flaveolus)
Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia
Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
Rosella
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Rosellas are in a genus that consists of six species and nineteen subspecies. These colourful parrots from Australia are in the genus Platycercus. Platycercus means "broad-tailed" or "flat-tailed", re
Crimson rosella
…Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae Genus: Platycercus Species: P. elegans Binomial name Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) Subspecies Platycercus elegans adelaidae Platycercus elegans elegans Platycercus…
Comparison of Platycercus heads in Gould's Synopsis (1837).
Green rosella in Tasmania. It is the largest rosella at 37 cm (14.5 in) long
Platycercus caledonicus Melaleuca