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Psephotus haematonotus
Red-rumped Parrots are medium-sized, slender parrots. The adult male is bright green, with a blue-green head, a red rump, and yellow shoulders and belly. The female is a duller, olive-green, with a green rump and faint yellow or light green scales on the belly. Young birds of both sexes are duller in colour.
The Red-rumped Parrot is found in open grasslands or lightly timbered plains, as well as along watercourses and in mallee farmlands with access to water.
Spotted on Jun 9, 2012
Submitted on Jun 9, 2012
3 Comments
First time I've seen one too, couldn't get close. Not a good shot but excited seeing the bird.
Amazing how different the female is too.
Wow - gorgeous plumage. I don't think I've seen these in the wild. Thanks Bob.