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Mallee Ringneck Parrot
Also Known As: Mallee Parrot, Barnard's Parakeet, Buln Buln, Bulla Bulla, Scrub Parrot, Cloncurry Parrot (B.b. macgillivrayi); Australian Ringneck Parrot
Species Profile
Genus:Barnardius
Species:
barnardi
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 35cm (13.6 in) | 110-150g (3.8-5.2 oz) |
Races including nominate:
two: B.b. barnardi, B.b. macgillivrayi
Colourization Adult: B.b. barnardi: male-in general bright green plumage; frontal band red; thin yellow collar surrounding hindneck; blue/black mantle and back; upper abdomen has orange/yellow band; tail green and widely tipped with white. Bill grey/white. Eye dark brown. Female-in general duller than male; dull green mantle and back with olive/brown tint; pale underwing stripe. B.b. macgillivrayi: male-paler green than barnardi; red frontal band absent; pale yellow abdomen. Female-slightly duller than male; pale underwing stripe usually present.
Colourization Juvenile: B.b. barnardi: duller than adult female; underwing stripe present, more evident in females. B.b. macgillivrayi: duller than adult female; frontal band dusky orange, usually disappearing within a few months; pale underwing stripe.
Call: Contact call described as piping; in flight a disyllabic series of notes. Alarm call harsh and metallic. Feeding in trees usually accompanied by soft babbling and chattering, but birds are silent when on the ground.
Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results
Content Sources:
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E122.htm&Pic=122_1.JPG
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
Internet Bird Collection http://www.hbw.com/ibc/
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Parrots: Their Care and Breeding, Low, 1986.
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