For further information contact Alisha Sherriff. Green yellow parrot sitting on the branch in the nature habitat. Garden Life is produced by Dunedin Botanic Garden. RF 2HPEHPNRed-rumped grass parrot, Psephotus haematonotus, bird of south-eastern Australia. If properly cared for, these birds will live from 15 to 32 years. The birds at Dunedin Botanic Garden aviary have a few colour mutations which makes for a nice display. Looks like either a Lutino or Pallidino Grass Parrot. Common in open habitats, particularly farmland and surrounding woodland areas in southeastern Australia. They form strong social bonds and within the flock drama will often occur, but is resolved quickly. Bluey - Opaline Blue Budgie, Larry - Greater Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, Charlie - Samueli Red Tailed Black Cockatoo, Max - Eastern Long Billed Corella. Male is bright green with blue head and red rump female is quite different in being much duller-olive green and lacking red rump.
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They can often be found in open grasslands, places near rivers or streams, and lightly timbered plains with elevations of up to 3000 ft. They are also known as the Red-rumped Parakeet, Red-Backed Parrot, Red Rump Parrot, and Grass Parrot. Red-rumped parrots do well in aviaries and cages, but don’t like to be in crowded spaces. Red Rump Parakeets (Psephotus haematonotus) are birds found in south-eastern Australia.
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Download royalty-free stock photos, vectors. They spend a great deal of time feeding on the ground, and often call to one another with an attractive chee chillip chee chillip. Search from thousands of royalty-free Red Rumped Parakeet stock images and video for your next project. Their green plumage provides great camouflage and when in ankle-high grasses they can remain unseen until the viewer is only a short distance away. They nest in the hollows of trees’ old stumps, even fence posts. In the wild in Australia, red-rumped parrots live in pairs or flocks in open country with access to water. The defining red rump is only on the male. Females are much less vibrant, with pale olive underparts, dull green wings and back and blue-black wingtips.
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Males are a bright emerald-green colour with yellow underparts, a brick-red rump and blue highlights on the wings and upper back. Red-rumped parrots are slim, moderate-size parrots approximately 28cm in length. Like the common name, the species name refers to the red rump. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSONThe red-rumped parrot was given the name Platycercus haematonotus by John Gould in 1838 who described the species from a specimen collected in New South Wales.
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Red-rumped parrots can live from 15 to 32 years.