Parrots (Psittacidae)
Adelaide Rosella (Platycercus adelaidae) - HBW 4, p. 376
French: Perruche d'Adélaïde
German: Adelaidesittich
Spanish: Perico de Adelaida
Taxonomy: Platycercus Adelaidæ Gould, 1841, South Australia.
Often treated as conspecific with P. elegans and P. flaveolus, and has commonly been considered to represent a hybrid form of these two; alternatively, these three may form a superspecies; further investigation required. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- subadelaidae Mathews, 1912 - S South Australia in S Flinders Ranges.
- adelaidae Gould, 1841 - S South Australia from Mt Lofty Ranges to Fleurieu Peninsula.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on the nestside. Locality South Australia, Australia
Max Roth 30 August 2005 4 years ago 36 sec 4
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Adult male feeding in tree
Locality Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Peter Strauss 15 May 2011 2 years ago 3.3 -
Adult bird on a branch.
Locality Warsaw Zoo, Warsaw, Masovian Province, Poland (ssp subadelaidae)
Tomasz Doroń 30 December 2008 3 years ago 2
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Short clip of two birds calling Locality Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
(ssp adelaidae)
Peter Waanders 25 March 2010 3 years ago 3
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