Saturday 25 May Red-rumped parrot (Psephotus haematonotus)
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parrot fact file - Find out more - Print factsheet Red-rumped
parrot description This parrot is named after its most
distinctive feature: the bright red patch of feathers on its
rump. Its striking rump contrasts with the rest of the plumage,
which on males is largely grass green and on females is a duller
brownish-green. The underparts also differ slightly between the
sexes; the male has a yellow belly shading to white under the
tail, while females are yellowish-olive below (2). The more
attractively coloured male may also have blue, grey and black
shades in its wing feathers, a blue tinge to its forehead and
lower cheeks, and a dark green tail, tipped black and edged in
white. Immature red-rumped parrots are similar to females in
appearance, but duller (2). - Platycercus haematonotus. Top - A
population usually restricted to a geographical area that
differs from other populations of the s