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Barren Lands NP, NSW, Australia
March 2006
The Turquoise Parrot is distributed in south-eastern Australia from southern Queensland to eastern Victoria as far as the Snowy
River. It is found in open grassy woodland, coastal heaths, grassland and orchards provided there is a supply of grass or weed seeds for food and
some dead trees for nesting.
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The male is green with blue forehead and cheeks, a red shoulder patch, mid and dark blue bands on the edge of the
wings and yellow underparts with yellow edges to the tail. The female, shown here, has a blue forehead, light grey mask, bluish chin with green
breast and yellow belly. She also lacks the red shoulder patch. |
