Parrots (Psittacidae)
Yellow Rosella (Platycercus flaveolus) - HBW 4, p. 376
French: Perruche flavéole
German: Strohsittich
Spanish: Perico Gualda
Taxonomy: Platycercus flaveolus Gould, 1837, New South Wales.
Forms a superspecies with P. elegans, with which often regarded as conspecific, due to extensive hybridization zone; P. adelaidae too commonly considered conspecific, and may also belong in the superspecies. Monotypic.
Distribution: Interior SE Australia centred on the Murray-Murrumbidgee river systems.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on the nest side Locality Murray River, South Australia, Australia
Max Roth 6 September 2005 2 years ago 39 sec 4 -
A bird foraging on the ground. Locality Deniliquin State Forest, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 1 year ago 27 sec 3.8 -
An adult bird preening on a branch Locality Robinvale, Victoria, Australia (ssp flaveolus)
Nick Talbot 15 May 2008 3 years ago 9 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched in a dead trunk, then eating on the ground and finaly flying away. Locality Deniliquin State Forest, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 1 year ago 30 sec 3.6 -
A dorsal view of a bird perched on an eucalypt tree. Locality Riverside Caravan Park, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 1 year ago 21 sec 3.5 -
A female perched, then flying and changing its perch. Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 27 October 2009 1 year ago 22 sec 2.7
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A bird foraging on the ground.
Locality Deniliquin State Forest, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 1 year ago 3.5 -
Perched
Locality Mildura, Victoria, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 15 May 2008 44 weeks ago 2.5 -
A bird perched
Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Arthur Grosset 22 March 2006 2 years ago 0
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A few birds producing various calls Locality Waikerie, South Australia, Australia
(Monotypic species)
Peter Waanders 3 April 2010 1 year ago 3
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