- Aprosmictus erythropterus
Identification
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30-33cm (12-13 ins)
Males
- Red wings
- Bright green body
- Black nape
- Blue lower back and rump
- Yellow tipped tail
- Orange bill
- Grey feet
Females
- Yellowish-green body
- Red and pink trimmings on wings
- Light blue lower back
- Dark iris
Distribution
Australia and Papua New Guinea
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- A. e. coccineopterus:
- Trans-Fly lowlands of southern New Guinea and northern Australia
- A. e. erythropterus:
- Interior eastern Australia
Habitat
Eucalypt forests, riverine thickets, forest edges, acacia scrub, savanna, mangroves, and farmlands.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of seeds from eucalyptus, acacia and hopbush, also mistletoe berries, flowers, and insects.
Breeding
They use a hollow space in a tree as a nest. The clutch consists of 3-6 white eggs which are incubated by the female while the male searches for food. The chicks are dependent on the adults for about five weeks.
Gallery
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Pair showing dorsal fieldmarks, male on right
Photo © by RMD
Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia, June 2004
Juvenile, the few red wing spots show he is maturing
Photo © by Hans&Judy Beste
Mundubbera, Queensland, May 2018
Photo © by tcollins
Timber Ceek, Northern Territory, Australia, June 2010
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red-winged Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-winged_Parrot
External Links
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