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Crimson Rosella

Platycercus elegans

Description:

Bloedel conservatory

1 Species ID Suggestions

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans Birds of the Australian National Botanic Gardens


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3 Comments

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 11 years ago

Cute...

ylaine
ylaine 11 years ago

Thanks thats interesting

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

This is a nice juvenile parrot without its full red and blue plumage yet.
Named after the region of Sydney, Australia where they were commonly seen, this parrot's name is a corruption of Rose Hill (= Rose - ella).

ylaine
Spotted by
ylaine

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Spotted on Jun 1, 2012
Submitted on Jun 8, 2012

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