Green Rosella
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| Platycercus caledonicus (Gmelin, 1788) |
The Green Rosella or Tasmanian Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus) is endemic to Tasmania. The largest of the Rosellas it is predominantly green and yellow in plumage with blue cheeks. The species specific epithet was derived from the mistaken belief the bird was collected from New Caledonia.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Sindel, Stan & Gill, James (1999). Australian Broad-tailed Parrots. Chipping Norton (Sydney): Surrey Beatty & Sons. ISBN 0-9587727-6-2.
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