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Status in the Wild

World Population:
Above 500,000

Range:
B.b. barnardi: Interior of SE and CE Australia, from NW Victoria and Murray River region of SE South Australia north through W New South Wales and E South Australia to interior of S Queensland.
B.b. macgillivrayi: NW Queensland and nearby eastern Northern Territory, at latitude 18deg30minS on Leichhardt and Nicholson Rivers, south the latitude 23degS, as east to tributaries of upper Diamantina River.


Habitat:
Found in arid mallee Eucalyptus gracilis belt and nearby Callitris and Acacia scrubland. Northern race prefers river red-gums along seasonal waterways.

Threat Summary:
Possible future threat in land-use changes; is less adaptable than the Port Lincoln Ringneck.

IUCN Rating:
Not available

Wild Diet:
Grass seeds, buds, leaves, fruits, berries, flowers, and insects and their larvae.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Resident with some small regional movements in response to climatic changes. More shy than the Port Lincoln Parrot. Will keep company with other species such as Yellow Rosellas, Pale-headed Rosellas, Red-rumped Parrots and Bluebonnets.

Clutch and Egg Size:
4-6 rounded eggs, 29.0 x 23.0mm (1.1 x 0.9 in).

Breeding Season:
In the north breeding season is controlled by climate; nesting is after the wet season, when seeds are plentiful. In the south breeding begins in July or August and lasts, sometimes with two clutches, until January.

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.isg.rhul.ac.uk/~martin/surveys.html

More Info Sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Ringneck#External_links