©PsepPhotus on Wikipedia: Golden-shouldered Parrot (Psephotus chrysopterygius) pair in captivity - female at the rear
Colours
Distinguishing features
The adult male is mainly blue and has a characteristic yellow over the shoulder area. It has a black cap and pale yellow frontal band. It has a pinkish lower belly, thighs and undertail-coverts. It has a Grey-brown lower back.
The adult female are mainly dull greenish-yellow, and have a broad cream bar on the underside of the wings.
Juveniles are similar to the adult female. (Wikipedia)
Size
- From 23 cm to 28 cm (Length of specimen)
Wingspan
- Up to 60 cm
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
The Golden-shouldered Parrot lives in open forest. An important habitat requirement is the provision of terrestrial termite mounds, which the bird nests in. (Wikipedia)
Audio recordings
Recorded at Artemis Station, Musgrave, Queensland in Australia: two birds feeding in flowering wattle trees, very unobtrusive but called occasionally.
© Phil Gregory
(source)
Behaviour
It feeds on small grass seeds, principally those of firegrass. (Wikipedia)
Diet
It feeds on small grass seeds, principally those of firegrass. (Wikipedia)
