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Northern Rosella

(Platycercus venustus)
Alternate name(s): "Smutty Parrot", "Brown's Parrot", "Brown's Parakeet"
Size: 28-30 cm
Weight: 85-100 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 Northern Rosella at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "venustus"

ADULT

MALE

Lateral view of a male Northern Rosella; note the jet-black cap (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Charles Darwin NP, Darwin, NT, February 2018]

Near-dorsal view of a male Northern Rosella (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Charles Darwin NP, Darwin, NT, February 2018]

Near-dorsal view of a male Northern Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Katherine, NT, July 2020]

Near-dorsal/ventral view of a male Northern Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Katherine, NT, July 2020]

Dorsal view of a male Northern Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Katherine, NT, July 2020]

Dorsal view of a male Northern Rosella (photo courtesy of C. Nugent)

FEMALE

Frontal view of a female(?) Northern Rosella looking sideways (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Katherine, NT, July 2020]

Frontal/ventral view of a female(?) Northern Rosella (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Marrakai track, NT, July 2018]

Near-lateral view of a female(?) Northern Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Katherine, NT, July 2020]

Lateral view of a female(?) Northern Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Katherine, NT, July 2020]

Lateral view of a female Northern Rosella (photo courtesy of C. Nugent)

PAIR

Ventral view of a pair of Northern Rosellas (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Darwin River Dam, NT, August 2012]

Food, Diet

Northern Rosella feeding on a fruit (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Katherine, NT, July 2020]

3 out of 12 Northern Rosellas approaching a waterhole for a drink (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Umbrawarra Gorge NP, NT, September 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.

nortros_20140818.m4a venustus
(Top End, NT)
Warning/departure © MD
nortros_pb_20210924.m4a venustus
(Top End, NT)
Various © PB

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

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