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Bourke's parrot (Neopsephotus bourkii, formerly known as Neophema bourkii), also known as the blue-vented parrot, sundown parrot, pink-bellied parrot, Bourke's parakeet, Bourke or "Bourkie", is a small parrot found in Australia and the only species in its genus, Neopsephotus. It is approximately 19 cm long and weighs around 45 grams. [3]
Parrots, also known as psittacines (/ ˈ s ɪ t ə s aɪ n z /), [1] [2] are the 402 species of birds that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions, of which 387 are extant.
The most easily bred are Bourke's parrot (as Neophema), the scarlet-chested parrot (N. splendida), the turquoise parrot (N. pulchella), and the elegant parrot (N. elegans). The most difficult and uncommon captive is the rock parrot (N. petrophila). Aside from Bourke's parrot, all are distinguished as predominantly green birds.
Blossom-headed parakeets are generally non-aggressive to other captive birds. [4] Female Blossom-headed parakeet near Inthanon Highland Resort, Thailand (2016) In 1879, aviculturist Dr. Karl Russ was the first person to record a successful breeding attempt with the Blossom-headed parakeet. As in the wild, the species lays a clutch of two to ...
The taxonomy of the rose-fronted parakeet is unsettled. Until the early 2000s, it was considered a subspecies of the painted parakeet (P. picta). They were separated, and subspecies added to it, as a result of studies published in 2002 and 2006. [4] [5] More subspecies were added as a result of a 2008 publication. [6]
Bourke's parrot; Bower's shrikethrush; Boyaca antpitta; Boyd's shearwater; Boyer's cuckooshrike †Brace's emerald; Bradfield's hornbill; Bradfield's swift; Brahminy kite; Brahminy starling; Brambling; Bran-colored flycatcher; Brandt's cormorant; Brandt's mountain finch; Brant goose; Brasília tapaculo; Brass's friarbird; Brassy-breasted ...
Rock parrot, Neophema petrophila; Orange-bellied parrot, Neophema chrysogaster; Turquoise parrot, Neophema pulchella; Scarlet-chested parrot, Neophema splendida; Genus Neopsephotus — sometimes included in Neophema. Bourke's parrot, Neopsephotus bourkii; Genus Pezoporus. Ground parrot, Pezoporus wallicus; Night parrot, Pezoporus occidentalis ...
The rose-crowned parakeet is a small parrot, measuring 24 cm long with a wing length of 13 to 14.2 cm, tail 9.7 to 11.5 cm, and bill 1.6 to 1.8 cm long, with a tarsus length of 1.4 to 1.6 cm. As an adult it is mainly green; its bright red cap and white primary coverts (blue in juveniles) help to distinguish it from all other long-tailed, small ...