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Platycercus eximius
About 30 cm (12 in) long.
In a local sports reserve.
Watching me snap fly pics.
"...native to southeast of the Australian continent and to Tasmania. It has been introduced to New Zealand where feral populations are found in the North Island [2] (notably in the northern half of the island and in the Hutt Valley) and in the hills around Dunedin in the South Island..." - Wikipedia
Family: Psittaculidae
Subfamily: Platycercinae
Tribe: Platycercini
Spotted on Mar 25, 2014
Submitted on Mar 26, 2014
2 Comments
Nicr
They have a pretty song as well. "