Turquoise Parrot
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| Neophema pulchella (Shaw, 1792) |
The Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella), known alternately as Chestnut-shouldered parakeet or Turquoisine, is a parrot previously widespread in Eastern Australia, though now mainly found in northeastern New South Wales. Once common in Western Sydney, it is listed as a Vulnerable species under Schedule 2 of the New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995 (TSC Act).
A small parrot at around 20cm long, the male is predominantly green in colour and more yellowish below with a bright turquoise blue face and chestnut shoulders on the blue and green wings. Females are generally duller and paler and lack the chestnut wing patch.
It is found in grasslands and open woodlands, and feeds on grasses, seeds and nectar.
[edit] Aviculture
Captive-bred birds adapt readily to aviary conditions, and the species is widely bred. Several colour forms are seen in captivity, including a yellow, red-fronted and pied form (all recessive), and jade and Olive (dominant).
[edit] References
- Lendon AH (1980). Australian Parrots in Field and Aviary. Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0-207-12424-8.
[edit] External links
- Birds in Backyards - Turquoise parrot
- Turquoise parrot, Vulnerable Species Listing
- Turquoise parrot, Threatened Species Listing
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