Parrots (Psittacidae)
Western Rosella (Platycercus icterotis) - HBW 4, p. 377
French: Perruche à oreilles jaunes
German: Gelbwangenrosella
Spanish: Perico Carigualdo
Other common names: Stanley Parakeet
Taxonomy: Psittacus icterotis Kuhl, 1820, Albany, south-western Australia.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- xanthogenys Salvadori, 1891 - interior SW Australia.
- icterotis (Kuhl, 1820) - coastal SW Australia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male on the ground below a feeder. Locality Pemberton, Western Australia, Australia (ssp icterotis)
Barry Attridge 6 December 2007 3 years ago 22 sec 4 -
A female feeding in a tree Locality Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia (ssp icterotis)
Nick Talbot 11 June 2007 4 years ago 14 sec 4 -
A male feeding in a tree Locality Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia (ssp icterotis)
Nick Talbot 11 June 2007 4 years ago 14 sec 3.9 -
A male perched on a branch Locality Pemberton, Western Australia, Australia (ssp icterotis)
Philip Griffin 8 January 2005 6 years ago 16 sec 3.2 -
A female feeding on the ground Locality Pemberton, Western Australia, Australia (ssp icterotis)
Philip Griffin 8 January 2005 6 years ago 20 sec 3.1 -
A close view of a male feeding on the ground Locality Walpole, Western Australia, Australia (ssp icterotis)
Peter Waanders 24 October 2005 4 years ago 11 sec 3
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Foraging on ground
Locality Williams, Western Australia, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 25 September 2010 43 weeks ago 2.7 -
Captive individual in a small cage, in a bird shop.
Locality Paris, Île-de-France, France
Pierre de Chabannes 1 January 2007 2 years ago 2
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