©Geoffrey Cox
Colours
Distinguishing features
They are predominantly golden olive in colour with a dark blue frontal band line above with lighter blue. while abdomen and vent are yellow. The female is a duller shade of olive all over and has a narrower blue frontal band. The wings are predominantly olive with outer flight feathers dark blue. The yellow edged tail has shades of olive and blue. The bill and legs are grey and the eyes dark brown. Juveniles are duller and lack the frontal bands. (Wikipedia)
Size
- Up to 23 cm (Length of specimen)
Wingspan
- Up to 38 cm
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
Blue-winged Parrot (species: Neophema (Neophema) chrysostoma)
The Elegant Parrot is olive-yellow above instead of olive-green, like the Blue-winged Parrot. It also has a brighter yellow on it rump and tail. It also has less blue in its wing and the blue frontal band extends above and behind the eye, unlike the Blue-winged Parrot. (Simpson and Day)
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
The Elegant Parrot is found in two disjunct regions, one across southwestern Australia from Moora in the north to Merredin and Esperance in the east, and in southeastern South Australia (including Kangaroo Island) north to Marree, and east into western Victoria. (Wikipedia)
Audio recordings
Soft contact calls from a pair, followed by louder calls as they took flight.
© Mark Harper
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