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;Purpureicephalus spurius | ;Purpureicephalus spurius | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | Length: 360mm | |
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| + | The male has a red forehead, crown and nape; its cheeks and throat are bright yellow/ Its chest is purplish-blue and it has a light-green back. The rump and upper tail covets are also bright yellow, with red on the flanks, vent and under-tail. The long tail is bight green edged with blue and tipped white. Its legs and eyes are brown. | ||
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| + | The female is more dull and has more green on the flanks and under-tail. In addition her red-cap may be tinged with green and her chest colour less vivid. | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Endemic to South-Western Western Australia. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Cultivated farmlands, parklands, orchards and alongside roads and watercourses. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | This bird has a slender, hooked bill which is used to extract seeds from the large hard seed capsules of the marri tree.During courtship the male alights near the female, erects his red crown feathers, droops his wings to display his yellow rump and slowly raises his fanned-out tail feathers. During the display a harsh rattling ''urr-ak'' is uttered. | ||
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| + | Four to five eggs are laid and incubated by the female for 20 days. The male feeds her during incubation and for a further 2 weeks. After this he feeds the chicks directly in the nest until they fledge at 5 weeks. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Purpureicephalus+spurius}} | {{GSearch|Purpureicephalus+spurius}} | ||
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=20&bid=216 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=20&bid=216 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 15:02, 24 September 2007
- Purpureicephalus spurius
Identification
Length: 360mm
The male has a red forehead, crown and nape; its cheeks and throat are bright yellow/ Its chest is purplish-blue and it has a light-green back. The rump and upper tail covets are also bright yellow, with red on the flanks, vent and under-tail. The long tail is bight green edged with blue and tipped white. Its legs and eyes are brown.
The female is more dull and has more green on the flanks and under-tail. In addition her red-cap may be tinged with green and her chest colour less vivid.
Distribution
Endemic to South-Western Western Australia.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Cultivated farmlands, parklands, orchards and alongside roads and watercourses.
Behaviour
This bird has a slender, hooked bill which is used to extract seeds from the large hard seed capsules of the marri tree.During courtship the male alights near the female, erects his red crown feathers, droops his wings to display his yellow rump and slowly raises his fanned-out tail feathers. During the display a harsh rattling urr-ak is uttered.
Four to five eggs are laid and incubated by the female for 20 days. The male feeds her during incubation and for a further 2 weeks. After this he feeds the chicks directly in the nest until they fledge at 5 weeks.
