Platycercus elegans
4 Crimson Rosella at Banks, ACT
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| Platycercus elegans | ChrisDavey | 22 Oct 2017 | |
| Platycercus elegans | mholling | 4 Sep 2017 |
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User's notes
This bird looks to me like a blue mutation of a crimson rosella. It was almost like looking at a black-and-white photo! I was very excited to have seen it visiting our garden.
2 comments
12 Sep 2017
Maybe a leucistic (partially albino) Crimson Rosella? Fantastic image, thanks for sharing :-)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101961-35.467178
- Places Banks, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Sep 2017 10:00 AM Recorded on
- mholling Recorded by
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Species information
- Platycercus elegans Scientific name
- Crimson Rosella Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1248m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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