Australian Ringneck
Fledgling
Australian Ringneck
Male, front, foraging
| Australian Ringneck Fledgling | | Australian Ringneck Male, front, foraging | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves) | |||
| Order: | Parrots (Psittaciformes) | ||||
| Family: | Parrot (Psittacidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius ssp barnardi) | ||||
| This Photo: | Male, front, tail wagging | ||||
| Other name: | Mallee Ringneck | ||||
Thank you Asimakis Patitsas for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Flinders Ranges, the Riverland and elsewhere Ours are the "Mallee Race" When flying away they are an iridescent display of vivid green and black tips. Have a variable width yellow band around their necks. Starts quite thick near the ear to very thin on the back. Beautiful array of deep blues and iridescent greens, with splashes of red & yellow thrown in for good measure. The males have a much deeper blue back than the females. The male's green areas tend to be more lime green as well; but this is not easy to see. | |||||
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