Platycercus elegans

Crimson Rosella at Acton, ACT

Platycercus elegans at Acton, ACT - 29 May 2020

Platycercus elegans at Acton, ACT - 29 May 2020

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Identification history

	Platycercus elegans	3 Jun 2020	natureguy
	Platycercus elegans	30 May 2020	natureguy
	Platycercus elegans x eximius (hybrid)	30 May 2020	JohnBundock

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4 comments

natureguy wrote:

1 Jun 2020

I'm pretty sure this one is just a juvenile Crimson as I can't see any real Eastern-like features typical of other hybrids.

JohnBundock wrote:

1 Jun 2020

The yellow made me think it may be a hybrid.

ArcherCallaway wrote:

3 Jun 2020

I think I would go with a normal crimson for this bird too.

JohnBundock wrote:

3 Jun 2020

Fair enough.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.108140 -35.276153
Altitude 576.8m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
29 May 2020 10:45 AM Recorded on
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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
594 images trained Machine learning
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