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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Western Rosella (Platycercus icterotis), Cannon EOS 7D, 150-500mm, f13, 1/100, ISO1000
Locality Pemberton, Western Australia, Australia
craig.douglas 30 March 2013 5 weeks ago 4 -
Western Rosella (Platycercus icterotis), Cannon EOS 7D, f13, 1/100, ISO1000
Locality Pemberton, Western Australia, Australia
craig.douglas 30 March 2013 5 weeks ago 3.8 -
A male feeding.
Locality Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Nicholas Tomney 29 March 2013 6 weeks ago 3.8 -
A male biting on a Tea Tree nut.
Locality Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Nicholas Tomney 29 March 2013 1 day ago ADDED TODAY! 3.8 -
Western Rosella (Platycercus icterotis), Cannon EOS 7D, f6.3, 1/100, ISO800
Locality Pemberton, Western Australia, Australia
craig.douglas 30 March 2013 5 weeks ago 3.5 -
A male bird feeding.
Locality Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Nicholas Tomney 6 November 2012 26 weeks ago 3.5 -
Foraging on ground
Locality Williams, Western Australia, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 25 September 2010 2 years ago 2.8 -
A male bird perched.
Locality Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Nicholas Tomney 26 June 2012 46 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 3 years ago 2
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