Eastern Rosellas Platycercus eximius
Eastern Rosellas Platycercus eximius are medium sized colourful parrots with distinctive white cheek patches It has a red head neck and breast with yellowish to greenish upper parts a yellow under body and a yellow green to blue green rump with a red under tail The shoulders are bright blue Females are usually similar to males but sometimes duller and young birds are even duller and can be aged by their bill colour which is yellow or orange changing to off white when mature They mainly feed on the ground especially amongst grasses in lawns pastures and other clearings Also feeds in trees and bushes Main dietary items include seeds fruits buds flowers nectar and insects
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Location: NSW Australia
Photo credit: © Andrew Ammendolia / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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