StatusEndemic
RarityCommon
Height30 cm
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"Eastern Rosellas are resourceful nesters, using tree hollows, fence posts, rabbit burrows, and even abandoned bee-eater tunnels for nesting."
Field Guide
Eastern Rosella
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The Eastern Rosella (*Platycercus eximius*) is a brilliantly coloured parrot native to southeastern Australia and Tasmania. With its vivid red head and chest, yellow underparts, and a kaleidoscope of blue, green, and black on its wings and back, it is one of Australia’s most striking birds.
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