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Crimson Rosella
Sign in to saveAlso known as Platycercus elegans, Platycercus adelaidae
species of bird
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Platycercus
- Named after
- Thomas Pennant
- Mass
- 8.5
- Image
- Crimson rosella feeding on african boxthorn.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Platycercus elegans
- Commons category
- Platycercus elegans
- Commons gallery
- Platycercus elegans
- taxon common name
- periquito-carmesim
- endemic to
- Australia
- litter size
- 5.3
- egg incubation period
- 20
- short name
- P. elegans
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) is a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia which has been introduced to New Zealand and Norfolk Island. It is commonly found in, but not restricted to, mountain forests and gardens. The species as it now stands has subsumed two former separate species, the yellow rosella and the Adelaide rosella. Molecular studies show one of the three red-coloured races, P. e. nigrescens, is genetically more distinct.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Crimson Rosella” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.