Australian King Parrot

Alisterus scapularis

Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve, Kareela, E NSW IMG_0114 20201216 - scapularis male

Notes: Deep green & red parrot. Male deep blue rump; broad pale green shoulder stripe; iris
bright yellow; upper mandible orange-red tipped black. Female head & upper breast green,
variably tinged red; shoulder stripe greatly reduced; paler blue rump; iris pale yellow; upper
mandible grey-brown. Juvenile like duller female; iris brown; bill at first orange, becoming brown.
Ssp minor smaller. Feeds on seeds, fruits, insects. In wet eucalypt forests and adjacent lands.

Range from Morcombe & Stewart^©(modified)

Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve, Kareela, E NSW IMG_0103 20201216 - scapularis female Blue Knob, NE NSW IMG_4927 20230613 - scapularis male Waratah Bay, S Vic IMG_6831 20101112 - scapularis female. CLICK for male: Mallacoota Caravan Park, FE Vic 20211115. Property, Lake Eacham, Tablelands, FN Qld IMG_2188 20200604 - minor female & male. CLICK for another view of the male. Tarra-Bulga NP, SE Vic MVI_4289 20190302 - scapularis juvenile Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve, Kareela, E NSW IMG_0120 20201216 - scapularis male Tarra-Bulga NP, SE Vic MVI_4286 20190302 - scapularis young male Property, Lake Eacham, Tablelands, FNE Qld IMG_2185 20200604 - minor male & female.

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