Parrots (Psittacidae)
Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus) - HBW 4, p. 377
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 Enlarge map
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Several views of a bird preening Locality Monduran Dam, Queensland, Australia (ssp palliceps)
Eldert Groenewoud 23 July 2007 3 years ago 52 sec 4.6 -
An adult perched in a tree Locality Dayboro, Queensland, Australia (ssp palliceps)
Tom Tarrant 30 June 1995 7 years ago 39 sec 4.6 -
An adult showing comfort behaviour Locality Dayboro, Queensland, Australia (ssp palliceps)
Tom Tarrant 30 June 1995 7 years ago 33 sec 3.8 -
A bird drinking from a bucket, then being disturbed by an Australian Magpie. Locality Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia (ssp Palliceps)
Angus Oliver 33 weeks ago 18 sec 3.5 -
A bird perched Locality Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Max Roth 23 July 2005 2 years ago 49 sec 3.5
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A bird feeding on blossoms on a bush
Locality Kuranda, Queensland, Australia (ssp adscitus)
Arthur Grosset 23 November 2010 28 weeks ago 3.8 -
Feeding on nectar
Locality Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia (ssp palliceps)
John_Cupper 19 weeks ago 3 -
Foraging on the ground
Locality Gin Gin, Queensland, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 4 July 2009 43 weeks ago 3 -
A bird on the ground
Locality Georgetown, Queensland, Australia
Guy Poisson 6 November 2005 1 year ago 3 -
An escaped bird in winter
Locality Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Klaus Lachenmaier 23 December 2009 1 year ago 2.6 -
A perched bird.
Locality Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands
Tomasz Doroń 26 June 2009 2 years ago 2
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