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Platycercus elegans

Crimson Rosella at Molonglo Valley, ACT

Platycercus elegans at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 5 Feb 2023
Platycercus elegans at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 5 Feb 2023
Platycercus elegans at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 5 Feb 2023
Platycercus elegans at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 5 Feb 2023
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Identification history

Platycercus elegans 5 Feb 2023 Liam.m
Platycercus elegans 5 Feb 2023 JimL

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Single individual up high and visible. Others call from closer to Butters Bridge.

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Nearby sightings

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Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 4 Feb 2023 by JimL
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 4 Feb 2023 by JimL
Microcarbo melanoleucos (Little Pied Cormorant) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 4 Feb 2023 by JimL
Falco cenchroides (Nankeen Kestrel) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 9 Mar 2020 by JohnBundock
Merops ornatus (Rainbow Bee-eater) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 9 Mar 2020 by JohnBundock

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Species information

  • Platycercus elegans Scientific name
  • Crimson Rosella Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 5 Feb 2023 08:14 AM Recorded on
  • JimL Recorded by

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