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Green Rosella

(Platycercus caledonicus)
Alternate name(s): "Tasmanian Rosella", "Yellow-bellied Parakeet", "Green Parrot"
Size: 32-38 cm
Weight: 100-160 g

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Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Green Rosella at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "caledonicus"

ADULT

MALE

Frontal view of a male Green Rosella; note the bright yellowish hues of its plumage (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Goulds Lagoon, Hobart, TAS, April 2021]

Near-frontal view of a male Green Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. Helens, TAS, September 2021]

Near-frontal view of a male Green Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. Helens, TAS, September 2021]

Near-lateral view of a male Green Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, April 2021]

Near-lateral view of a male Green Rosellas feeding on the ground (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. Helens, TAS, September 2021]

Close-up lateral view of a male Green Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. Helens, TAS, September 2021]

Lateral view of a male Green Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Goulds Lagoon, Hobart, TAS, April 2021]

FEMALE

Frontal view of a female Green Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, April 2021]

Frontal view of a female Green Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. Helens, TAS, September 2021]

Close-up near-frontal view of a female Green Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. Helens, TAS, September 2021]

Near-lateral view of a female Green Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, April 2021]

Near-lateral view of a female Green Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, April 2021]

Close-up near-lateral view of a female Green Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. Helens, TAS, September 2021]

Close-up lateral view of a female Green Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. Helens, TAS, September 2021]

Lateral view of a female Green Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, April 2021]

Dorsal view of a female Green Rosella feeding on a seed cone (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. Helens, TAS, September 2021]

PAIR

Lateral view of a pair of Green Rosellas, male at upper left (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, April 2021]

Lateral view of a pair of Green Rosellas, male at the back (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. Helens, TAS, September 2021]

Pair of Green Rosellas on the ground; male on the left, female on the right (photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[St. Helens, Tasmania, January 2007]

IMMATURE/JUVENILE

Lateral view of a juvenile Green Rosella in a tree; note the green front characterising this bird as juvenile
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Launceston, Tasmania, March 2015]

Lateral/ventral view of a juvenile Green Rosella; note the greener plumage compared to adults'
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bruny Island, TAS, March 2016]

Dorsal view of a juvenile Green Rosellas in a tree (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Launceston, Tasmania, March 2015]

Food, Diet

Like many parrots, Green Rosellas are seed-eaters; primarily they feed on grass seeds.

Full-frontal view of a male Green Rosella munching on a seed cone (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bruny Island, TAS, March 2016]

Lateral view of a juvenile Green Rosella feeding on what looks like grass flowers or unripe seeds
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Launceston, Tasmania, March 2015]

Male Green Rosella feasting on an apple (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, April 2021]

Female Green Rosella feasting on an apple (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, April 2021]

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.

grenros_me_20210926.m4a (TAS) Contact calls? (pair Q&A) © ME

More Green Rosella sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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