The red-rumped parrot, also known as the red-backed parrot or grass parrot, is a common bird of south-eastern Australia, particularly in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Image: Psephotus haematonotus male Cornwallis Rd
Image: Psephotus haematonotus female Cornwallis Rd
A pair in suburban Sydney, Australia
Female (left) and male (right) at Eastern Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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", reflecting a feature common to the rosellas and other members of the broad-tailed parrot tribe. Their diet is mainly seeds and fruit.
Rosella
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
Image: Platycercus caledonicus Melaleuca