Green Rosella |
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Also known as: Tasmanian Rosella, Yellow-bellied Parrot or Parakeet, Yellow-breasted Parrot, Green Parrot, Mountain Parrot, Tasman Parrot
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Genus: Platycercus | Species: caledonicus
Size:
37cm (14.4 in)
Weight:
127-142g (4.4-5 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Male-body yellow/gold; wide red frontal band; purple/blue cheek patches; yellow/gold underparts; mantle and back soft black scalloped dull green; yellow/olive on rump and upper tail coverts; purple/blue on upper wing coverts; tail dull bronze/green widely tipped with blue/white. Bill grey/white. Eye dark brown. Female-as in male but foreneck suffused with orange/red; smaller bill.
Colour Juvenile:
Crown, ear coverts and underparts dull yellow/green; nape to mantle and back olive/green; underwing stripe.
Call:
Contact call disyllabic cussik…cussik…cussik; kwik-kweek…kwik-kweek while perched. Emits shrill shrieks when alarmed.
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Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
ML Media Collection Catalogue 8532, Green Rosella Platycercus caledonicus, Loetscher, Fred W., Jr., Tasmania, Mar. 16 1969, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Site
Article "Experiences with the Tasmanian Rosella in Aviculture," by Ashley Herrod, Australian Birdkeeper Magazine, Oct-Nov 2004.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977. 2010 edition
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
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Captive Status:
Not common
Longevity:
About 10-15 yrs.
Housing:
Walk in aviary, minimum length 4.5m (14.7 ft).
Diet:
Mix of small seeds such as: canary, oats, safflower, limited sunflower seed; spray millet; sprouted pulses such as mung beans, cooked butterbeans and lentils; green leaves such as: Swiss chard, lettuce, sowthistle, dandelion, chickweed, etc; vegetables such as: carrot, corn, celery, zucchini, green beans and peas in the pod; fresh fruit such as: apple, orange, banana, cactus fruits, pear; nuts such as: walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans and roasted peanuts; seed grasses where available; complete pellet.
Enrichment:
Seeding grasses for foraging; also bathing and access to bird safe wood and wood toys. Melaleuca branches where available.
Nest Box Size:
Vertical box or log 10-12" (25.4cm x 30.5cm) wide x 16-24" (40.6cm x 61cm) long.
Clutch Size:
4 or 5
Incubation Time:
20 days
Fledging Age:
5 weeks
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
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The Green Rosella is the largest of the rosellas.Academic Research
Related publications: Platycercus caledonicusSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Unknown, decreasing.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Not globally threatened. A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. Mainly common throughout its small range. Only on King Island, where Eucalyptus stands have been extensively cleared, has there been a significant reduction in numbers.
Range:
Found in Tasmania and islands in Bass Strait, SE Australia.
Habitat:
Occurs in variety of habitats up to 1500m (4920 ft). Lowlands, Eucalypt forests, rainforest, montane forest, riverine forest, scrub, roadside hawthorns, orchards, gardens and cleared country.
Wild Diet:
Feeds on seeds of eucalypts, myrtle, sassafras, Acacia dealbata, Senecio linearifolius, Rumex, Solanum, Pimelea and other trees, shrubs and grasses; berries of Coprosma and Cyathodes shrubs, hawthorn Crataegus in winter; leaf-buds of Salix viminalis. Also takes Schedotrioza psyllids and insect larvae.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Found in groups of 4-5 birds, with larger flocks occurring post-breeding. Will associate with the Eastern Rosella. Pairs have strong bond.
Clutch and Egg Size:
4 to 5 rounded eggs, 30.5 x 24.5mm (1.2 x 0.9 in).
Breeding Season:
September-February; nest is in hollow limb or eucalypt tree cavity, but also in walls of abandoned buildings.
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