Platycercus elegans

Crimson Rosella at Aranda, ACT

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Identification history

Platycercus elegans	5 May 2025	MichaelBedingfield
Platycercus elegans	5 May 2025	CarbonAI
Platycercus elegans	5 May 2025	Rheardy

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I think this Crimson Rosella may be eating Psyllids of some kind from the back of the leaves. You can see the dark material on its beak. I would appreciate an expert view on this.

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2 Abundance
21 Mar 2025 02:21 PM Recorded on
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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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