Red-winged Parrot (juvenile)

Description:

Juveniles have orange/yellow beaks and pale brown irises, and otherwise resemble females in colouration. Males develop adult plumage at about the age of two years and females at the age of about a year and a half.

Habitat:

This little one had been wanting a feed and making the requisite noises until one of the parents came and fed them. Then they had a little nap :) Resting in this tree along the bank of the Fitzroy River near Willare Roadhouse.

Notes:

Reference: http://www.parrots.org/encyclopedia/red-... plus Reference: The Michael Morcombe eGuide to Australian Birds, Mobile App both mention the subspecies A. e. coccineopterus