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The Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis) is a species of parrot endemic to eastern Australia ranging from Cooktown in Queensland to Port Campbell in Victoria.Found in humid and heavily forested upland regions of the eastern portion of the continent, including eucalyptus wooded areas in and directly adjacent to subtropical and temperate rainforest.
Medium-sized parrots, 35–43 cm (14–17 in) in length with long, broad tails. They have relatively small beaks for their size. The beaks of the adults are two colours, blackish and orange-reddish, except for the subspecies of the Moluccan king parrot, Alisterus amboinensis buruensis, which has a grey-black beak, and female of the Australian species, Alisterus scapularis, which has a grey beak.
Red-capped parrot (Purpureicephalus spurius), a regional name in Western Australia; Alisterus. Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis), found in eastern Australia; Papuan king parrot (A. chloropterus) in Papua; Moluccan king parrot (A. amboinensis) in Moluccas and other Indonesian islands.
The New Atlas of Australian Birds, an extensive detailed survey of Australian bird distributions. The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000 , Garnett, Stephen T.; & Crowley, Gabriel M., Environment Australia, Canberra, 2000 ISBN 0-642-54683-5 , a comprehensive survey of the conservation status of Australian species, with costed conservation and ...
African Grey and Amazon parrots are considered among the best talking parrots. Younger parrots have an easier time with speech training , A baby parrot will carefully listen to the sounds in its ...
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The story of King George V and his parrot goes as follows: When the future King was serving in the Royal Navy in his youth, he traveled the world. At age 17, he was a midshipman on HMS Bucchante ...
The crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) is a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia which has been introduced to New Zealand and Norfolk Island.It is commonly found in, but not restricted to, mountain forests and gardens.