Another gorgeous Australian native parrot of the arid regions of Australia. What magnificent colours!
This brilliantly coloured little parrot is is rare in the wild and has proved to be among the most difficult of all Australian birds to see in its natural habitat.
Erratically distributed across the arid interior of southern Australia from far western NSW to the vicinity of Kalgoorlie (WA). Sometimes locally common and subject to local irruptions.
Inhabits arid to semi-arid areas within mallee and acacia (Mulga) scrublands/open woodlands with spinifex and saltbush ground covers. Occurs in both recently burnt and older growth mallee.
Frequently found far from water, thus thought to be able to obtain sufficient moisture by drinking dew or chewing water-storing plants such as Calandrinia, which grow profusely in sandy mulga country.
Populations are irruptive, building up rapidly during favourable years of abundant rainfall. Populations then decline and the species is rarely sighted. These birds band into quite large flocks when not breeding and become highly nomadic.
This brilliantly coloured little parrot is is rare in the wild and has proved to be among the most difficult of all Australian birds to see in its natural habitat.
Erratically distributed across the arid interior of southern Australia from far western NSW to the vicinity of Kalgoorlie (WA). Sometimes locally common and subject to local irruptions.
Inhabits arid to semi-arid areas within mallee and acacia (Mulga) scrublands/open woodlands with spinifex and saltbush ground covers. Occurs in both recently burnt and older growth mallee.
Frequently found far from water, thus thought to be able to obtain sufficient moisture by drinking dew or chewing water-storing plants such as Calandrinia, which grow profusely in sandy mulga country.
Populations are irruptive, building up rapidly during favourable years of abundant rainfall. Populations then decline and the species is rarely sighted. These birds band into quite large flocks when not breeding and become highly nomadic.
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