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  Bourke's Parrot (Neopsephotus bourkii)





Bourke's Parrot | Neopsephotus bourkii photo
Bourke's Parrot

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Bourke's Parrot | Neopsephotus bourkii photo
Bourke's Parrot

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BOURKE'S PARROT FACTS

Description
Bourke's Parrot is a small Grass Parrot. The male has pink chest and blue markings on face and on the bend of the wing. The female is similar in colour but has less pink and no blue markings.

Other Names
Pink-bellied Parrot, Blue-vented Parakeet

Size
20cm

Habitat
inland mulga and acacia scrub land

Food
seeds of grasses and herbs

Breeding
nests in tree hollows in Acacia and Casuarina trees. Lays 3-6 eggs.

Range
north-western New South Wales and south-western Queensland to the mid-coast of Western Australia, and down through South Australia.

distribution map showing range of Neopsephotus bourkii in Australia

Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Notes
Aviary bred parrots come in brighter colour variations than the wild ones.



Classification
Class:Aves
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:Psittacidae
Genus:Neopsephotus
Species:bourkii
Common Name:Bourke's Parrot