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Mulga ParrotAlternate name(s): "Many-coloured Parrot", "Varied Parrot" ![]() Size: 26-30 cm Weight: 60-70 g |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Close-up frontal view of a male Mulga Parrot
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Boolardy Station, Murchison, WA, August 2016]
Frontal view of a male Mulga Parrot
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Bronzewing State Forest, near Patchewollock, VIC, October 2019]
Frontal view of a male Mulga Parrot
[Near Flinders
Ranges NP, SA, March 2008]
Near-frontal view of a male Mulga Parrot
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Bronzewing State Forest, near Patchewollock, VIC, October 2019]
Near-frontal view of a male Mulga Parrot (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, June 2019]
Near-lateral view of a male Mulga Parrot (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, September 2017]
Lateral portrait of a male Mulga Parrot
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Bronzewing State Forest, near Patchewollock, VIC, October 2019]
Lateral view of a male Mulga Parrot (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, September 2017]
Two male Mulga Parrots found preening
[Gundabooka
NP, NSW, September 2017]
Dorsal view of a male Mulga Parrot
[Near Flinders
Ranges NP, SA, March 2008]
Dorsal view of a male Mulga Parrot wiping its bill
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Boolardy Station, Murchison, WA, August 2016]
Pair of Mulga Parrots, with the female on the left and the male
on the right (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Boolardy Station, Murchison, WA, August 2016]
Pair of Mulga Parrots, with the female at the front right and the
male at the far left (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, September 2017]
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FEMALE |
Lateral view of a female Mulga Parrot
[Near Flinders
Ranges NP, SA, March 2008]
Near-dorsal view of a female Mulga Parrot (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, September 2017]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: July - Nov | Eggs: 4 - 5 | Incubation period: 18 - 20 days | Fledging age: 28 - 35 days |
Nest building: ? | Incubation: Female | Dependent care: Female & male |
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "malunna" = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Tree hollow | Material: ? | Height above ground: 3 - 5 m |
If no proper tree hollow can be found, Mulga Parrots will also nest in cavities in dead tree stumps or even in earth holes in steep banks. The female is fed by the male at the nest while incubating the eggs.
Entrance to a Mulga Parrot nest in a live
eucalypt
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, June 2019]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 24 x 19 mm | Colour: White | Shape: Rounded |
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Food, Diet |
Adults: Seeds | Dependents: Regurgitated seeds | Water intake: Daily |
Lateral view of a male Mulga Parrot feeding on seeds in a
shrub
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Boolardy Station, Murchison, WA, August 2016]
Male Mulga Parrot feeding on what looks like berries
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, June 2019]
Male Mulga Parrots drinking water (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary, near Cunnamulla, QLD, September 2017]
Lateral view of a male Mulga Parrot drinking from a leaking water tank
[Near Flinders
Ranges NP, SA, March 2008]
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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.
mulgpar_20190620.m4a | (SW QLD) | Alarm calls (male) | © MD |
More Mulga Parrot sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.