Hooded Parrot (species: Psephotus dissimilis) in Australian Birds (Gaia Guide)
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Psephotus dissimilis
Hooded Parrot


©Tom Tarrant: Male

©Alec Brennan: Female

©Frank Wouters: Female Hooded Parrot (Psephotus dissimilis)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Psittaciformes
Family Psittacidae
Genus Psephotus
Species Psephotus dissimilis
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

The male is a turquoise blue parrot with black head, green wing, brown back and greenish blue-bronze tail feathers edged with white. It has a pale grey beak, greyish brown legs and brown eye.

The female is an olive green parrot with pale blue below. (Wikipedia)

Size

  • Up to 26 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Up to 28 cm

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Hooded Parrot (Psephotus dissimilis)

Behaviour

They nest in termite mounds.

Diet

The diet consists mainly of seeds, berries and vegetables. (Wikipedia)

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