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Australian Ringneck Parrot

Barnardius zonarius

Description:

The Australian Ringneck is a large parrot, differing in size and plumage in different regions. There are four subspecies, in two main groups. All are mostly green, with an obvious yellow band on the hind-neck. Members of the Mallee group have a mainly green head and neck.

Habitat:

Ringnecks are generally absent from coastal areas in the eastern states though aviary escapes may be found around Sydney and the Central Coast of New South Wales and the Tablelands.

Notes:

Saw a couple of these birds today during a walk. Whilst doing some research on these birds I found out they must have been escapees as they are not usually found in the Sydney area.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Jim20
Jim20 7 years ago
Red-Rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus


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8 Comments

Uday
Uday 11 years ago

lovely colour!

ShannaB
ShannaB 11 years ago

Beautiful!!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

stunning colors!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Nice shot :)

SeanWeekly
SeanWeekly 11 years ago

Thanks for the comments. Beautiful birds, and was amazing to see these for the first time!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Gorgeous.

AliceGreenup
AliceGreenup 11 years ago

Great spotting! Would you mind adding it to my mission flora & fauna of NSW? http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8642...

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

That's powerful colour! Interesting about the out-of-place spotting too.

SeanWeekly
Spotted by
SeanWeekly

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Spotted on Sep 2, 2012
Submitted on Sep 2, 2012

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