Turquoise Parrot

Neophema pulchella ‡

Glenrowan Tourist Park, N Vic IMG_5224 20190616 - male: red shoulder, turquoise face, head; feeding on dried
daisy heads. CLICK for another pic.

Notes: Small, slender. Bright green above, bright yellow below. Male has irridescent turquoise blue
face & forehead, red shoulder-stripe. Female: blue forehead & cheeks, white lores & around eyes,
no red shoulder stripe. Some birds may show a vague orange tinge on belly. Juvenile: like female
but little or no blue on face. Occurs in fringe habitats: favors grassy areas near forest edges
where small groups feed on the ground.

Range from Pizzey & Knight (2016)©