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Eclectus ParrotAlternate name(s): "Red-sided Parrot", "Rocky River Parrot" Size: 42-48 cm (male), 40-45 cm (female) Weight: 480-620 g |
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Photos |
Race "macgillivrayi"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Distant lateral view of a male Eclectus Parrot in flight
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, QLD, December 2018]
Frontal view of a male Eclectus Parrot taken in captivity
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
Near-frontal view of a male Eclectus Parrot taken in captivity
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
Lateral view of a male Eclectus Parrot taken in captivity
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
Near-dorsal view of a male Eclectus Parrot taken in captivity
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
Near-dorsal view of a male Eclectus Parrot taken in captivity
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
Pair of Eclectus Parrots taken in captivity; male on the left,
female on the right (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
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FEMALE |
Near-lateral/ventral view of a female Eclectus Parrot
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, QLD, December 2018]
Lateral/ventral view of a female Eclectus Parrot
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, QLD, December 2018]
Frontal view of a female Eclectus Parrot; photo taken
with friendly permission of its owners
Lateral view of a female Eclectus Parrot; photo taken
with friendly permission of its owners
Dorsal view of a female Eclectus Parrot; photo taken
with friendly permission of its owners
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Juvenile male Eclectus Parrot at 16 weeks of age (photo courtesy of
D. Madden)
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Jul - Jan | Eggs: 2 | Incubation period: 26 days | Fledging age: ca. 15 days |
Nest building: ? | Incubation: Female | Dependent care: Female |
As many other parrot species, the male Eclectus Parrot feeds the female while incubating and brooding the chicks. Eclectus Parrots are often assisted by birds from earlier broods.
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Tree hollow | Material: Lining? | Height above ground: 10 - 30 m |
Frontal view of a female Eclectus Parrot peeking out of its
nesting hollow (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, QLD, December 2018]
Lateral view of a female Eclectus Parrot leaving its
nesting hollow (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Iron Range NP, QLD, December 2018]
Female Eclectus Parrot in captivity at the opening of its
nesting hollow (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
In captivity, in the absence of external threats, female Eclectus
Parrots will nest - and produce offspring - in ground hollows
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 42 x 33 mm | Colour: White | Shape: Rounded |
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Food, Diet |
Eclectus Parrots are fruit-eaters.
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
eclect_20140722.mp3 | (in captivity) | Contact call? (female) | © MD |
More Eclectus Parrot sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.