Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Mallee Ringneck (Barnardius barnardi)
French: Perruche de Barnard
German: Barnardsittich
Spanish: Perico de Barnard
Other common names: Barnard's Parakeet, Eastern Ringneck; Cloncurry Parrot (macgillivrayi)
Taxonomy: Platycercus Barnardi Vigors and Horsfield, 1827, New South Wales.
Genus sometimes combined into Platycercus. Forms a parapatric species pair with B. zonarius, with which often considered conspecific. Race macgillivrayi may be closer to B. zonarius, and may be separate species; race whitei apparently hybridizes sometimes with B. zonarius. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- macgillivrayi (North, 1900) - E Northern Territory and NW Queensland.
- whitei (Mathews, 1912) - Flinders Ranges, South Australia.
- barnardi (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) - SE Australia.
- Least Concern
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A bird feeding on a bush Brookfield Conservation Park, South Australia, Australia (barnardi)
Nick Talbot 14 April 2006 3 years ago 25 sec 4.8 -
A bird feeding on a bush Brookfield Conservation Park, South Australia, Australia (barnardi)
Nick Talbot 14 April 2006 3 years ago 25 sec 4.3 -
Two birds feeding on a bush Brookfield Conservation Park, South Australia, Australia (barnardi)
Nick Talbot 14 April 2006 3 years ago 19 sec 3.9 -
Two birds drinking water Gluepot Nature Reserve, South Australia, Australia (barnardi)
Peter Waanders 5 April 2003 5 years ago 1 min 16 sec 3.8 -
A group feeding at a feeder Gluepot Nature Reserve, South Australia, Australia (barnardi)
Peter Waanders 5 April 2003 5 years ago 48 sec 3.7 -
A bird feeding on fruiting salt-bush berries and flying off Brookfield Conservation Park, South Australia, Australia (barnardi)
Philip Griffin 14 April 2006 3 years ago 22 sec 3.6
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in tree; backlit Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, Australia
Michael Retter 1 October 2009 13 weeks ago 2
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Alarm call from a tree, then quiet squabbling, followed by alarm call again Gluepot Nature Reserve, South Australia, Australia
Peter Waanders 30 October 2008 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4
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