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Eastern Rosella
Photograph copyright: Nickolay Tilcheff - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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Eastern Rosella
Image by Julian Robinson - Some rights reserved.
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Eastern Rosella
Image by Marj Kibby - Some rights reserved.
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EASTERN ROSELLA FACTS
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Description
The Eastern Rosella has a red head, neck and breast, with yellowish to greenish upper parts and distinctive white cheek patches.
Size
30cm
Habitat
woodlands, grasslands, farmlands, parks, gardens and golf courses
Food
seeds, fruits, buds, flowers, nectar and insects.
Breeding
Nest is tree hollow, usually a eucalypt tree. Lays 4-8 eggs
Range
south-eastern Australia, from Queensland to Victoria and south-eastern South Australia
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Psittaciformes | | Family: | Psittacidae | | Genus: | Platycercus | | Species: | eximius | | Common Name: | Eastern Rosella |
Relatives in same Genus
Pale-headed Rosella (P. adscitus)
Green Rosella (P. caledonicus)
Crimson Rosella (P. elegans)
Yellow Rosella (P. elegans flaveolus)
Western Rosella (P. icterotis)
Northern Rosella (P. venustus)
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