![]() ![]() Feral population in Perth district includes gymnopis.įound in riverine woodland adjacent to grasslands or agricultural areas (breeding season). westralensis: Coastal and inland C and W Australia, from Great Sandy Desert to Moora district and east to longitude 123 degrees. Introduced to Tasmania, and feral populations near urban centres in Australia.Ĭ.s. gymnopis: Interior of E Australia, north to E Cape York Peninsula, N Queensland and west to NW South Australia. transfreta: S New Guinea between Kumbe and lower Fly Rivers.Ĭ.s. normantoni: W Cape York Peninsula south to Gulf of Carpentaria, N Queensland.Ĭ.s. sanguinea: N Australia, including larger offshore islands.Ĭ.s. May be shot as a pest on private land.Ĭ.s. ![]() No threats presently but still a protected species (except S Australia). Nesting log a metre long and 35cm (13.6 in) internal diameter or vertical box 12" x 12" x 24" (30.5cm x 30.5cm x 61cm). Provide lots of bird-safe chew toys (wooden block and vegetable tanned leather) and branches (pine, fir, elder, willow) for them to strip the bark off. Mix of small seeds: canary, oat, safflower, spray millet limited sunflower, dry, soaked or sprouted sprouted beans and pulses, cooked butterbeans and lentils, green leaves such as: Swiss chard, lettuce, sowthistle, dandelion, chickweed vegetables such as: corn, carrot, celery, zucchini, squash, green beans and peas in the pod fruit such as: apple, pear, orange, cactus fruits, bananas and others nuts: walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans, roasted peanuts complete kibble. Walk-in aviary, minimum length 3m (9.8 ft). Rare not exported from Australia, infrequently imported from New Guinea. A flock calling together sounds like distant geese. ![]() sanguinea: As in adult but with paler blue eye ring tinged grey/pink underneath eye.Ĭontact call repetitive and squeaky. westralensis: Both adults as in gymnopis, but with brighter orange/red on lores and colour more strongly washed through feather bases of head to upper breast and mantle, reaching to blend with lower underparts and thighs underwings and undertail washed lightly with deep yellow.Ĭ.s. gymnopis: Both adults more pink/orange on lores and bases of head feathers, foreneck to upper breast and back of neck.Ĭ.s. transfreta: Both adults as in normantoni, but underwings and undertail washed with yellow/brown.Ĭ.s. normantoni: Both adults as in sanguinea but smaller in size.Ĭ.s. sanguinea: Both adults in general white pink/orange lores and hidden bases of feathers of the head dark grey/blue, bare eye ring, extending well below eye. ![]()
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