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Turquoise
08-19-2013, 11:37 AM
Red-capped Parrot:-

The Red-capped Parrot inhabits the south-western corner of Australia, in close association with the marri tree , which provides both nesting hollows and food. The bird’s peculiarly shaped slender, hooked bill is adapted to extracting seeds from the large hard seed capsules of the marri tree. They also extract seeds from Karri, woody pear Grevillea, Hakea, and She-oak as well as insects such as psyllids, and even orchard fruit such as apples and pears.

Male: The brightly coloured male has a red forehead, crown and nape, bright yellow cheeks and throat, a purplish-blue chest and light-green back. The rump and upper tail covets are also bright yellow, with red on the flanks, vent and under-tail. The long tail is bight green edged with blue and tipped white. The long slender bill is a bluish-horn colour and the legs and eyes are brown.

Female: A duller bird, the female has more green on the flanks and under-tail. In addition her red-cap may be tinged with green and her chest colour less vivid.

The Red-capped Parrot produces a repeating ‘churrink’ call as well as a chattering contact call and harsh screeches. Immature birds that have just left the nest give a two or three-note whistling call.

The breeding season is August to December, the nest is a tree hollow, and a clutch of five white eggs is laid.


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Debra
08-19-2013, 11:55 AM
Beautiful parrot! I've never heard of them before. Thanks for sharing.

Honesty
08-19-2013, 02:58 PM
That is an adorable Bird. I have never heard of them either.