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Pale Headed Rosella

Platycercus adscitus

Description:

The Pale-headed Rosella is a medium-sized, broad-tailed parrot, with a pale head and all white, or blue and white cheek patches. The underbelly is mainly blue, with red under the tail. The back is yellow with dark flecks. The female is similar, though slightly duller, with an off-white underwing stripe. There is marked geographical variation, with differences in the depth of colour and the facial patch. This is a noisy and conspicuous parrot, except when feeding

Habitat:

Pale-headed Rosellas are found in savanna woodlands, lightly timbered woodlands with a grassy understorey, tree-lined watercourses and agricultural lands.

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4 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Wish I had such beauties visiting my feeders or yard!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Lovely!

Seema
Seema 12 years ago

Parrots come in an overwhelming range of colors!

ScottHarte
ScottHarte 12 years ago

Such a pain to take a pic of, good shot!

MacChristiansen
Spotted by
MacChristiansen

QLD, Australia

Spotted on Mar 23, 2012
Submitted on Apr 5, 2012

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