Northern rosella / Brownsittich (Platycercus venustus)

Wikipedia: Northern rosella Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Northern_Rosella_3905.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Platycercus (Platycercus); Family Parrots (Psittacidae)
General: The northern rosella (Platycercus venustus), formerly known as Brown's rosella or the smutty rosella, is a species of parrot native to northern Australia, ranging from the Gulf of Carpentaria and Arnhem Land to the Kimberley. It was described by Heinrich Kuhl in 1820, and two subspecies are recognised. The species is unusually coloured for a rosella, with a dark head and neck with pale cheeks—predominantly white in the nominate subspecies from the Northern Territory and blue in the Western Australian subspecies hillii. The northern rosella's mantle and scapulars are black with fine yellow scallops, while its back, rump and underparts are pale yellow with fine black scallops. The long tail is blue-green and the wings are black and blue-violet. The sexes have similar plumage, while females and younger birds are generally duller with occasional spots of red. [more]