Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus)
French: Perruche à tête pâle
German: Blaßkopfrosella
Spanish: Perico Pálido
Other common names: Mealy Rosella
Taxonomy: Psittacus adscitus Latham, 1790, Cooktown, Queensland.
Forms a superspecies with P. venustus and P. eximius, and sometimes considered conspecific with both. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- adscitus (Latham, 1790) - N Queensland.
- palliceps Lear, 1832 - Queensland and N New South Wales.
- Least Concern
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An adult perched in a tree Dayboro, Queensland, Australia (ssp palliceps)
Tom Tarrant 30 June 1995 5 years ago 39 sec 4.6 -
An adult showing comfort behaviour Dayboro, Queensland, Australia (ssp palliceps)
Tom Tarrant 30 June 1995 5 years ago 33 sec 3.9 -
Several views of a bird preening Monduran Dam, Queensland, Australia (ssp palliceps)
Eldert Groenewoud 23 July 2007 1 year ago 52 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Max Roth 23 July 2005 1 year ago 49 sec 3.5
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A perched bird. Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands
Tomasz Doroń 26 June 2009 15 weeks ago 3
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