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Male
Photo by Mike Bouette
Near Cobra Station, Western Australia, Australia, July 2008
Melopsittacus undulatus

Identification

18 cm

  • Light green body
  • Black mantle
  • Yellow face and forehead
  • Purple cheek patch
  • Three black throat spots
  • Dark blue tail
  • Green-black flight feathers
  • Olive-grey bill
  • Blue-grey legs
Photo by Mat & Cathy
Kunoth Well, near Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2004

Distribution

Widespread and locally abundant in interior of Australia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Mulga scrubland, open dry woodland and grassland.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes grass seeds.

Breeding

They nest in a tree hole. The 4-6 eggs are incubated for 18-21 days, the young fledging about 30 days later.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Wikipedia

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