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
Platycercus elegans Wilsons Prom
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
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
Rosella
…defined the genus Platycercus in 1825, based on the distinctive architecture of the feathers in the tail and wing, and designated the crimson rosella Platycercus elegans (as Platycercus pennantii) as the type species. The description as a flat or broad tail follows Heinrich Kuhl, who separated his psittacine specimens…
Yellow rosella (Platycercus elegans flaveolus)
Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia
Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia