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Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius
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About the Eastern Rosella
The eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius) is a parrot native and endemic to south-eastern Australia. It was first introduced to New Zealand in cages, and individuals were subsequently intentionally released or accidentally escaped into the wild. In New Zealand, it is now established in the North Island (notably in the northern half of the island, Taranaki, Waikato and in the Hutt Valley) and in the hills around Dunedin in the South Island.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Platycercus eximius
- Family
- Old World Parrots
- Order
- Psittaciformes
Similar species
Other members of the old world parrots family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Bourke's Parrot Neopsephotus bourkii
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Chattering Lory Lorius garrulus
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Dusky Lory Chalcopsitta fuscata
- Echo Parakeet Psittacula eques
- Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri
- Lilian's Lovebird Agapornis lilianae
- Little Lorikeet Psitteuteles pusillus
- Malabar Parakeet Psittacula columboides
- Papuan Eclectus Eclectus polychloros
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