Mulga Parrot

Description:

Male Mulga Parrots are brilliant green with paler green coloring on their lower breast. The underside is yellow with orange-red markings on belly and thighs. The males have a red patch on neck and yellow forehead. Females are olive green with a brownish-green breast and green underside. They have a dull red patch on their neck and the forehead is orange-yellow. Immature Mulga Parrots are similar to adults but duller colours. Size 27cm

Habitat:

mulga scrubland, saltbush plains with trees, treed river banks

Notes:

Food: grass seeds, plants, and other plant seeds, berries, fruits, and green vegetable Breeding: Four to five white eggs are laid on decayed debris in a tree hollow. Nest may be near ground in a stunted tree, or taller tree near water course.