Mulga Parrot: Male Eating Zygophyllum

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)

Order:

Parrots (Psittaciformes)

Family:

Parrot (Psittacidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Mulga Parrot (Psephotellus varius)

This Photo:

🔍Male Eating Zygophyllum🔎

Synonym:

Psephotus varius

Thank you Andrew Allen for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Riverland and elsewhere
Chatty colourful birds which nest in mallee tree hollows.
Iridescent aqua-green with red & yellow highlights, and intense blue wings.
Females are duller than the males, having a red "shoulder". Males have a yellow "shoulder"
Juveniles are distinguished by a lack of yellow above the beak (forehead), and are generally duller.

This species is classed as

NT (Near Threatened)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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