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
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
Green rosella
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The green rosella or Tasmanian rosella is a species of parrot native to Tasmania and Bass Strait islands. It was described by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788, and named on the mi
Adult preening, showing dark feather bases
Juvenile in Tasmania. It is greener than an adult.