Scarlet-chested Parrot

Neophema splendida

Gluepot Reserve, E SA IMG_1146 20230601 - male

 Notes: Brightly colored. Male has intense blue head, rich scarlet chest, green back, blue wings,
yellow belly. Female lacks scarlet chest and has much more subdued coloration, w. pale bluish
face & wings; similar juvenile has pale bill. In flight, upperparts show dark blue outer wing
contrasting with pale blue inner wing & green back. A nomadic desert parrot, mostly found in
the Great Victoria Desert, feeding on the ground.

Range from eBird©(last 10 years)
In arid mallee-mulga scrublands, usually with sparse spinifex Triodia cover; preference for recently burnt areas.