The Eclectus Roratus parrot has extreme dimorphism, where the male having a bright emerald green plumage. Shot with Nikon D800E.

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Male Eclectus parrot (Eclectus Roratus). Eclectus is native to the north-eastern Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, Solomon Islands, Sumba, and the Maluku Islands (Moluccas). It is unusual in the parrot family for its extreme sexual dimorphism of the colours of the plumage; the male having a mostly bright emerald green plumage and the female a mostly bright red and purple/blue plumage. The male is mostly bright green with a yellow-tinge on the head. It has blue primaries, and red flanks and underwing coverts. Its tail is edged with a narrow band of creamy yellow, and is dark grey edged with creamy yellow underneath, and the tail feathers are green centrally and more blue as they get towards the edges. Photographed using Nikon D800E (36 megapixels) DSLR with AF-S NIKKOR 70-200 mm ED VR II lens at focal length 200 mm, ISO 250, and exposure 1/200 sec at

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Size: 4550px × 3033px
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Photo credit: © Mohana AntonMeryl / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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