Blue-winged Parrot - BirdForum Opus

Neophema chrysostoma

Photo by Nora
Mount Macedon, Victoria, Australia, December 2008

Identification

20cm

• Olive green
• Blue frontal band from forehead to eye
• Yellow facial patch and underparts
• Blue wing coverts
• Black primaries
• Blue grey top to tail
• Yellow sides and undertail
  

Female: duller, more green on wings

Distribution

South-eastern Australia and Tasmania.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Varied, from open forest and woodland, through heath and scrub communities to coastal sand dunes and salmarshes, including grassy paddocks, farmland, gardens. Generally common coastally and in Tasmania, usually scarce elsewhere. At heights up to 1200m.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes seeds, blossoms, fruit and insects.

Breeding

The nest is built in tree hollows or stumps, with a bed of decayed wood. The female incubates the eggs; both parents feed the young.

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
3. Birds in Backyards

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blue-winged Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-winged_Parrot

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