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Western Rosella

(Platycercus icterotis)
Alternate name(s): "Yellow-cheeked Rosella", "Yellow-cheeked Parrot",
"Yellow-cheeked Parakeet", "Stanley Rosella", "Earl of Derby's Parakeet"
Aboriginal name(s): "moyadong", "kootonkooton"

Size: 25-28 cm
Weight: 80-100 g

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species

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

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Western Rosella at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "icterotis"

ADULT

MALE

Near-frontal/ventral view of a male Western Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Near-frontal/ventral view of a male Western Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Near-frontal/ventral view of a male Western Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Lateral view of a male Western Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Lateral view of a male Western Rosella (photo courtesy of C. Pears)
[Quindalup, WA, August 2013]

Dorsal view of a male Western Rosella (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Albany, WA, January 2015]

Lateral view of a male Western Rosella in captivity

FEMALE

Frontal view of a female Western Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Lateral view of a female Western Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Lateral view of a female Western Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Lateral view of a female Western Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Lateral/ventral view of a female Western Rosella (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

Ventral view of a female Western Rosella (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Margaret River, WA, March 2015]

Behaviour

Social behaviour: Territorial Mobility: Sedentary Elementary unit: Pair

Food, Diet

Adults: Seeds Dependents: Regurgitated seeds Water intake: Daily

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

Food, Diet

Ventral view of a female Western Rosella feeding on seeds (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margaret River, WA, April 2019]

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