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Australian King Parrot

Alisterus scapularis

Description:

The Australian King Parrot has a large body - scarlet and green with a red beak, blue rump and long square-tipped tail. The male has a scarlet head and the female and immature birds have a green head.

Habitat:

Rainforest, scrub, wet eucalypt forest, riverine forest, coastal woodland, orchards, parks and gardens. Widespread in Greater Brisbane Region but more common along coast and adjacent ranges.

Notes:

We have a pair of King Parrots who come into our garden every year and they are spectacular. The scarlet colouring of the male is breathtaking and I think he is my favourite parrot. They are larger in size than the rainbow lorikeets.

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23 Comments

akshaya
akshaya 10 years ago

neat spotting.

Gary Leong
Gary Leong 10 years ago

Great photo :D

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honeydogleo
honeydogleo 10 years ago

Someone is sunburned

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Lovely... Beautiful photos..

Elsa
Elsa 10 years ago

Gorgeous photos!

ceherzog
ceherzog 10 years ago

Wonderful first pic!!!

CostaBoyJack
CostaBoyJack 10 years ago

amazing

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Wonderful !

Dr.PonMalar
Dr.PonMalar 11 years ago

awesome shot,, good clarity..

AliceGreenup
AliceGreenup 11 years ago

All your photos are superb! What type of camera do you use?

achmmad
achmmad 12 years ago

Wonderful!

Carolina Espinoza
Carolina Espinoza 12 years ago

Beautiful parrots !!!!!!!! Congratulations :)

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Amazing shots. Congratulations.

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Fantastic series!

ogorneau14
ogorneau14 12 years ago

WOW !!!! that is amazing great job:)

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Congratulations, great spotting!

peter
peter 12 years ago

Congrats Lesley, on a well deserved Spotting of the Day!

"Found in the temperate rainforest of eastern Australia, is the Australian King Parrot. The males are a brilliant scarlet color and never fail to impress."

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LesleySmitheringale
LesleySmitheringale 12 years ago

Thank you KarenL,

I have just submitted it for the Colour Red Mission which I was unaware of - thank you so much for notifying me.

Happy New Year!
Lesley

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Definitely a candidate for the Color Red mission!

LaurieWinters
LaurieWinters 12 years ago

Beautiful!

LesleySmitheringale
LesleySmitheringale 12 years ago

Thank you Elsa and lori.tas.

Elsa
Elsa 12 years ago

Absolutely stunning portrait!

lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

Feed them and they will come. Excellent shots of a beautiful birds.

Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Spotted on Aug 13, 2010
Submitted on Aug 13, 2011

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