Regent parrot
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The regent parrot or rock pebbler is a bird found in southern Australia. It has predominantly yellow plumage with a green tail. The bird is found primarily in eucalyptus groves and other wooded areas
Male Polytelis anthopeplus 2
"Palæornis anthopeplus Blossom-feathered Parrakeet", the image that sees Lear cited as the author of the first description.
A female (left) and male (right) in Wyperfeld National Park, Australia
Adult feeding on seeds of golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha)
Polytelini
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The Polytelini tribe belongs to the parrot family Psittaculidae and consists of three genera.
Regent parrot
…smaller area of subtropical and temperate southeastern Australia. Seeds make up the bulk of its diet. A species of Psittaculidae, allied to the tribe Polytelini, a sister taxon to Polytelis swainsonii, the superb parrot, and P. alexandrae, the princess parrot. The epithet anthopeplus is derived from ancient…
Alisterus scapularis Narooma Australia male side 8d
Red Winged Parrot 1
Polytelis anthopeplus Australia 8