RarityCommon
Height30 cm
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Bird Calls
4 recordings of the Eastern Rosella
Did You Know?
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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.
Distribution Map
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Top Locations
Curated birding spots where the Eastern Rosella has been recorded.
- Girraween Environmental Lodge🔥 ActiveQueensland · 2 species · seen 12 days ago
- Pakapakanthi Wetlands🔥 ActiveSouth Australia · 35 species · 94 sightings · seen 21 days ago
- Queens park warwick🔥 ActiveQueensland · 7 species · seen 25 days ago
- Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens🔥 ActiveTasmania · 11 species · 13 sightings · seen 28 days ago
- Aldinga Conservation ParkSouth Australia · 4 species · 5 sightings · seen 79 days ago
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