- Purpureicephalus spurius
Identification
Length: 36cm (14 in)
Male
- Red forehead, crown and nape
- Yellow cheeks and throat
- Purplish-blue chest
- Llight-green back
- Yellow rump and upper tail coverts
- Red flanks, vent and under-tail
- Long bright green tail with blue edges with blue and white tip
- Brown legs and eyes
Female: duller with more green on the flanks and under-tail. The red-cap may be tinged with green and the chest colour less vivid.
Distribution
South-Western Western Australia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Cultivated farmlands, parklands, orchards and alongside roads and watercourses.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of eucalypt seeds.
Breeding
The clutch consists of 4-5 eggs which are incubated by the female for 20 days. The female is fed by the male during the incubation period and continues for another two weeks. The nestlings are fed by the male until fledging at 5 weeks.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
- birdkeepinginaustralia.com
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-capped Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-capped_Parrot
External Links
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