Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Moluccan king parrot: A. amboinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) LC: West Papua, Maluku, North Maluku, Buru Island, and the Banggai Islands: Australian king parrot: A. scapularis (Lichtenstein, 1818) LC: Eastern coast of Australia Papuan king parrot: A. chloropterus (Ramsay, 1879) LC: New Guinea, excluding West Papua and the New Guinea Highlands
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 ...
Australian king-parrot (male) Eastern rosella (female) Red-rumped parrot (male) Rainbow lorikeet Blue-winged parrot. 44 species recorded [42 extant native, 1 extirpated native, 1 extinct native] Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly ...
King Charles faced shouts of “You are not my King, this is not your land" from a lawmaker in Australia during his official visit.. Charles, 75, had just sat down after making his speech to the ...
The manufacturing magnate claimed the then Prince of Wales was “undervalued political stock”