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Crimson Rosella

Platycercus elegans

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 1,584, February 1,140, March 1,498, April 1,928, May 1,552, June 1,412, July 1,278, August 1,610, September 2,099, October 2,007, November 1,553, December 1,498.
Australia19,159
Victoria8,839
New South Wales4,665
South Australia2,270
Australian Capital Territory1,972
Queensland1,313
Other Territories99
United States15
France4
Ukraine3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • MimicCan mimic sounds or other speciesChecked by the maintainer
  • SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningChecked by the maintainer

Dietary

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderParrots · Psittaciformes
FamilyOld World Parrots · Psittaculidae
GenusRosellas · Platycercus

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