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Northern Rosella

Platycercus venustus

Description:

Northern Rosellas are medium-sized parrots. Except for white cheeks, Northern Rosellas have all-black heads. There is a blue band under the cheeks, leading to a yellow front with light grey scalloping (chest, belly). The vent is red. The back, from the nape of the neck to the rump, including the upperwing coverts, is black-and-yellow scalloped. The flight feathers are deep-blue. The uppertail is turquoise-green, with blue outer wing feathers. The irises are dark, the bill is light-grey, while the legs and feet are grey. Size: 28-30 cm

Habitat:

Savannah Woodland

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7 Comments

armadeus.4
armadeus.4 7 years ago

Gorgeous bird. Beautifully captured. Well done Mac. Thank you for sharing :)

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 7 years ago

Thanks to all for your comments on this spotting.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 7 years ago

Congratulations Mac, a wonderful bird and pictures!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 7 years ago

Congrats Mac. Beautiful SOTD!

Beautiful series Mac,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing

AshleyT
AshleyT 7 years ago

Congrats Mac, this beautiful bird has been selected as Spotting of the Day!

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Jim Nelson
Jim Nelson 7 years ago

Nice capture, Mac!

MacChristiansen
Spotted by
MacChristiansen

QLD, Australia

Spotted on Jul 13, 2016
Submitted on Jul 17, 2016

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