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Species Profile

Genus:
Eolophus

Species:
roseicapilla

Size:	Adult Weight:
35cm (13.6 in)	270-400g (9.5-14 oz)

Races including nominate:
three: E.r. roseicapilla, E.r. albiceps; one specimen of E.r. kuhli (Juniper and Parr, 1998, Forshaw, 2006)

Colourization Adult:
E.r. roseicapilla: both adults soft pink forehead, crest and crown, with white wash, blending into darker hindneck; deep pink face, neck and underparts; grey wings; grey undertail coverts; pale grey rump. Horn coloured bill. Eye ring grey/white. Eye dark brown in male, red/brown in female. E.r. albiceps: both adults white forehead, crest and crown, with pink bases to feathers, separate from darker pink area behind neck. Eye ring deep pink to dull red. E.r. kuhli: both adults as in albiceps but generally paler in colour; shorter crest peaking on forecrown; noticeable white bordering on feathers below eye; slightly smaller in size.

Colourization Juvenile:
E.r. roseicapilla: as in adult but duller plumage; grey wash in crest, crown and breast. White eye ring smooth. Eye pale brown. E.r. albiceps: as in juvenile roseicapilla.

Call: Variety of calls; contact call chet every 10 seconds, repeated rapidly when sounding alarm call, loud screeching scree notes accompany lifing of wings and fanning of crest.

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