Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus
Bennetts Rock, Terrick Terrick NP, NC Vic IMG_5607 20200121 - haematonotus male
Notes: Slender, medium size. Male is bright green with blue
tinge on forehead, red rump & yellow
belly. Female dull brownish green
scalloped w. grey above, yellowish tinge below; rump & upper-
tail coverts
bright green. Juvenile dull version of adult; orange-brown bill at first. Ssp
caeruleus
paler & bluer than nominate haematonotus. Feeds
on the ground.
Range from Morcombe & Stewart©(modified)
Woodford, SW Vic IMG_4204 20220106 - haematonotus female. CLICK for closeup.
Elsternwick Park, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_1324 20210924 - haematonotus male. CLICK for closeup.
Edithvale Wetlands, S Vic IMG_0573 20201227 - haematonotus female on left, male on right
Mt Korong, Wedderburn, N Vic IMG_2629 20210117 - haematonotus female in foreground.
Braeside Park, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_9843 20211205 - haematonotus male and female. CLICK for a moment later.
Birdsville Caravan Park, SW Qld IMG_5308 20200916 - caeruleus male. CLICK for female.
Mambray Creek, Mt Remarkable NP, SE SA IMG_5223 20181202 - haematonotus juvenile male. Orange-brown bill in first month.
Elsternwick Park, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_1313+1345 20210924 - haematonotus male
Woodford, SW Vic IMG_4201 20220106 - haematonotus
Birdsville Caravan Park, SW Qld IMG_5304 20200916 - caeruleus female & male