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Blue-winged ParrotAlternate name(s): "Blue-banded Grass-parrot", "Blue-banded Parakeet" Size: 20-23 cm Weight: 45-60 g |
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Blue-winged Parrot; note the orange
belly (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake Bindegolly NP,
near Thargomindah, QLD, June 2019]
Lateral view of a male Blue-winged Parrot
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Mulga Dam Camping Area, Kamarooka State Park, near Bendigo, VIC,
October 2018]
Lateral view of a male Blue-winged Parrot
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Mulga Dam Camping Area, Kamarooka State Park, near Bendigo, VIC,
October 2018]
Lateral view of a male(?) Blue-winged Parrot
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake Bindegolly NP,
near Thargomindah, QLD, June 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a male Blue-winged Parrot
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Mulga Dam Camping Area, Kamarooka State Park, near Bendigo, VIC,
October 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a male Blue-winged Parrot
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake Bindegolly NP,
near Thargomindah, QLD, June 2019]
Blue-winged Parrots on a fence; here a male can be seen
prominently on a strainer post (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bruny Island, TAS, March 2016]
Blue-winged Parrots on a fence; here the male can be seen
in flight (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bruny Island, TAS, March 2016]
Near-dorsal view of a pair of Blue-winged Parrots in a dead tree,
male on the left
[Lake Bindegolly NP,
QLD, June 2019]
Near-dorsal view of one of four Blue-winged Parrots in flight;
click on image to see all four
[Lake Bindegolly NP,
QLD, June 2019]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female Blue-winged Parrot
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake Bindegolly NP,
near Thargomindah, QLD, June 2019]
Blue-winged Parrots on a fence; the bird on the right is a
female (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bruny Island, TAS, March 2016]
Blue-winged Parrots preening on a fence (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bruny Island, TAS, March 2016]
Sex unknown |
Lateral view of a Blue-winged Parrot
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake Bindegolly NP,
near Thargomindah, QLD, June 2019]