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[[Image:Northern_Rosella.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by TJ Collins <br/> This was photographed in a woodlands/swamp area around Darwin airport Northern Territory Australia. A pair of birds feeding on grass. This one flew to a dead tree when disturbed. | [[Image:Northern_Rosella.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by TJ Collins <br/> This was photographed in a woodlands/swamp area around Darwin airport Northern Territory Australia. A pair of birds feeding on grass. This one flew to a dead tree when disturbed. | ||
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=20&bid=219 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=20&bid=219 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
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Revision as of 18:08, 16 July 2008
- Platycercus venustus
Identification
28cm. Dark crown and white cheeks, black forehead, crown and nape, with white-on-blue cheek-patches. Black back and wing feathers with yellow borders, pale yellow belly, chest and rump with black borders giving rise to a scalloped appearance. Blue green long tail. Pale grey bill, dark iris. Immature plumage is similar to adult but duller.
Distribution
Taxonomy
A subspecies, var. hilli, was described by Mathews in 1910, however is not felt to be valid.
Habitat
Savanna
Behaviour
Nesting occurs in tree hollows in winter, with 2-4 eggs laid.