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Crimson and Yellow Rosellas  (Platycercus elegans)

Also Known As: Three main colour groupings: Crimson forms (P.e. elegans, P.e. nigrescens, P.e. melanopterus): Crimson Rosella, Crimson Parrot, Mountain Lowry, Mountain Parrot, Red Lory, Pennant's Parakeet, Red Parrot (Norfolk Island) Orange/red and yellow forms (P.e. fleurieuensis, P.e. subadelaidae, hybrid population): Adelaide Rosella, Pheasant Parrot Yellow form (P.e. flaveolus): Yellow Rosella, Murrumbidgee Rosella, Yellow Parrot or Parakeet, Yellow-rumped Parrot or Parakeet, Murray Smoker, Murrumbidgee Lowry, Swamp Lory

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Crimson Rosellas

Credit: (c) Tedeschi Patrick | License: Fotolia

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Did You Know? In the wild Crimson and Yellow Rosellas have hybridized (mixed species breeding), producing the Adelaide Rosella (P.e. fleurieuensis X e. subadelaidae X e. flaveolus).

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