Rock Parrot

What the Rock Parrot sounds like

Recorded by JACOB Hervé · Flight call · Deepdene, Shire of Augusta Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by JACOB Hervé · Flight call · Deepdene, Shire of Augusta Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

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When to see the Rock Parrot

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Rock Parrot

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Rock Parrot

The rock parrot is a species of grass parrot native to Australia. Described by John Gould in 1841, it is a small parrot 22–24 cm long and weighing 50–60 g with predominantly olive-brown upperparts and more yellowish underparts. Its head is olive with light blue forecheeks and lores, and a dark blue frontal band line across the crown with lighter blue above and below. The sexes are similar in appearance, although the female tends to have a duller frontal band and less blue on the face. The female's call also tends to be far louder and more shrill than the male's. Two subspecies are currently recognised.

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Easily confused with

Orange-bellied ParrotNeophema chrysogasterThe orange-bellied parrot is a small parrot around 20 cm (8 in) long; the adult male has bright green head, neck and upperparts, and yellow-green breast, abdomen and flanks. Scarlet-chested ParrotNeophema splendidaMeasuring 19–21 cm (8 in) in length, this small vibrant and brightly coloured parrot is sexually dimorphic. Elegant ParrotNeophema elegansThe elegant parrot is 23 cm (9.1 in) long and predominantly golden olive in colour with a dark blue frontal band line above with lighter blue, while abdomen and vent are yellow.