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Princess Parrot
Also Known As: Princess Alexandra's Parrot, Alexandra's Parrot, Princess of Wales Parakeet, Queen Alexandra's Parakeet, Rose-throated Parakeet, Spinifex Parrot
Princess of Wales Parakeet
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Did You Know?
The name "Princess Parrot" or "Princess Parakeet" was given in honour of Princess Alexandra of Denmark, who later married the Prince of Wales Edward VII and became Princess of Wales.
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Species Profile
Genus:Polytelis
Species:
alexandrae
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 40cm (15.6 in) | 92g (3.2 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Male-rose/pink chin, throat, and foreneck; grey/olive breast and abdomen, abdomen variably washed with grey/purple; rose/pink thighs and lower flanks; olive/green hindneck, mantle and upper back; purple/blue lower back to upper tail coverts; wing patch yellow/green and very visible; blue/green primary feathers; olive/green tail with rose/pink margins to inner webs of side tail feathers. Bill orange/red. Eye orange/red. Female-in general duller than male; duller green upper wing coverts, less yellow; shorter tail.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adult female but in general duller. Bill pale brown/pink. Eye brown.
Call: Given prior to taking flight or in flight calls are prolonged, harsh and chattering. While perched emits a variety of chirrupings, croaks and grunts, with some sharp, short notes.
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Content Sources:
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Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Parrot
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/
Bird Health http://www.birdhealth.com.au/bird/parrot/aspets.html
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E119.htm&Pic=119_1.JPG
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1458&m=0
ML Media Collection Catalogue 20547, Princess Parrot Polytelis alexandrae, Orenstein, Ronald, South Australia, Jul. 19 1970, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi, Grajal, 2000.
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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