Parrots (Psittacidae)
Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) - HBW 4, p. 376
French: Perruche de Pennant
German: Pennantsittich
Spanish: Perico Elegante
Other common names: Pennant's Parakeet, Pennant's/Blue-Cheeked Rosella
Taxonomy: Psittacus elegans J. F. Gmelin, 1788, New South Wales.
Forms a superspecies with P. flaveolus, with which often regarded as conspecific, due to extensive hybridization zone; P. adelaidae too commonly considered conspecific, and may also belong in the superspecies. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nigrescens E. P. Ramsay, 1888 - NE Queensland.
- elegans (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - SE Queensland to SE South Australia.
- melanoptera North, 1906 - Kangaroo I (South Australia).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair of birds at a feeding station Locality New Lambton, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia (ssp elegans)
Nick Talbot 8 April 2005 4 years ago 20 sec 4.8 -
An immature eating a seed Locality Wodonga, Victoria, Australia (ssp elegans)
Nick Talbot 19 May 2006 5 years ago 11 sec 4.3 -
An adult bird perched on a branch and shaking its tail. Locality Robinvale, Victoria, Australia (ssp flaveolus)
Nick Talbot 15 May 2008 3 years ago 11 sec 4.2 -
A close-up of an immature, feeding on a seed Locality Wodonga, Victoria, Australia (ssp elegans)
Nick Talbot 19 May 2006 5 years ago 9 sec 4.2 -
A close-up of a bird feeding on the ground. Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (ssp elegans)
Josep del Hoyo 17 October 2010 48 weeks ago 22 sec 4.2 -
An immature bird in a sapling, feeding on a leaf. Locality Campbell Park, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp elegans)
Nick Talbot 2 September 2005 2 years ago 31 sec 4.2
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Crimson rosella juvenile
Locality South Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 20 November 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
A male
Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
Dolors Buxó 18 October 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
A bird on a branch
Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
Dolors Buxó 18 October 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Crimson rosella juvenile
Locality Callum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 28 August 2010 1 year ago 4 -
One male adult
Locality Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia
Rémi Bigonneau 28 September 2010 12 weeks ago 3.9 -
Perched on clothing line in the garden.
Locality Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Bogdan Krajewski 4 April 2010 1 year ago 3.9
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Soft calls made by a small group of birds on a feeding table Locality Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
(ssp elegans)
Joe Angseesing 27 February 2009 1 year ago 2 -
An individual gives two shrieks as it is disturbed and flies off Locality Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
(ssp elegans)
Joe Angseesing 27 February 2009 1 year ago 2
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